I am having difficulty understanding the difference in terminology between "impersonal se" and "passive reflexive se" and in particular the difference in their translation into English. ¿Puedes ayudarme?

Asked 11 months ago

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Lorin S.B2Kwiziq community member

Fuimos v eramos

Hello, why is the imperfect used in this sentence since knocking on the door is a single event? Why not "fuimos" ?

Eramos nosotros los quien llamamos a la puerta

sorry about the accents

Asked 2 years ago

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Catherine L.A1Kwiziq community member

19 is this the Castilian prounuciation?

Why is there a “th” sound in 19 or is this Castilian pronunciation?

Asked 2 years ago

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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Could we use the word “solo” instead

Would it be correct to use the word “solo” like this:

No me queda mucho dinero; solo tengo para dos cervezas más.

It’s just that we might say it this way in English.

Also in general can the word “solo” be used with clauses of limitation?

Asked 2 years ago

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Céline C.A2Kwiziq community member

Oler with the preposition "a"

Hello,

I noticed that oler seems to be sometimes built with the preposition "a" before introducing the smell of something, such as in:

Tú hueles a perfume fresco.

Las galletas huelen a chocolate.

So I thought it was used in the meaning of "smelling like something", when the subject themselves smells like something. But then I also noticed it in ¿Vosotros oléis a pollo quemado?".

So is the "a" used rather when the smell has no article? What is the rule (if any)?

Thank you!

Asked 3 years ago

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