Spanish language Q&A Forum

For the last sentence, can't we use 'llevar' to talk about time spent doing something? 

I am currently taking lessons from a tutor from Latin American who told me that in describing past experiences you would specifically use the past perfecto-He viajado en Mexica instead of the preterito. You contradict this. I wonder if this means you can actually use either and it's just a preference.

Can you use estar para + noun? e.g. Miguel no está para bromas

In the question

¡________ basura hay en esta casa!
Que mucha was an option offered that I chose and was marked wrong in favour of another option  cuánta.
Que mucha ...   translated in online dictionaries just fine.
Is there a difference ?

Hola hola!

I have been reading the message board and found a lot of opinions around this sentence

She has made many sacrifices for her children.

Ha hecho muchos sacrificios por sus hijos.

There seemed different explanations for the reason why "por" was selected, one of which being an "intimate recipient". I initially liked this explanation and found it plausible. 

However, I continued reading and found the mention of "for the sake of".

She has made many sacrifices for (the sake of) her children.

Ha hecho muchos sacrificios por (el bien de) sus hijos 

Three questions:

1) Can you say "por el bien de" meaning "for the sake of"?

2) Can "por el bien de" be used in the above example?

3) Is it possible that in English "for the sake of" the (the sake of) can be omitted and likewise in the Spanish "por el bien de" the (el bien de) can be omitted?

If the answer to question 3) is yes. Perhaps, this explains and clarifies the use of "por" in the sentence.

Ha hecho muchos sacrificios por sus hijos.

Your thoughts would be much appreciated.

I feel trying to explain the por and para  debate is a difficult task and your help is genuinely appreciated   :) 

I have more questions though  ;)

This got me thinking about the  "for the benefit of":

He did it for the benefit of the company.

Lo hizo en beneficio de la empresa.

This could also be written in English as:

He did it for the company.

Lo hizo por la empresa.

I have two more question:

4) Are the following two sentences correct?

i) Lo hizo en beneficio de la empresa.

ii) Lo hizo por la empresa.

And, finally...

5) Do they have the same meaning?

I would be grateful if you answer the questions above and see if I have understood this use of por.

Many thanks,

Ryan

It seems to me it is not always the case that se comes from a pronominal verb.

I think not when the situtation is accidental or emotional, right? So a non pronominal verb can accompany se while it is being activated buy these 2 states. In other words in, 

Los niños se nos están haciendo mayores sin darnos cuenta.Our children are growing without us realising.
 hacerse not here,  se only comes from emotional involvement. Or is it always the case? I can see where hacerse means becoming.

The speaker said dió rather than dio. 

Just a tad confusing although it probably happens in everyday speech.

Hi, in English, "Pon la mesa." would be translated as "Set the table," not "Lay the table."

¿Se quita la s del imperativo de nosotros cuando "selo" lo sigue?  Por ejemplo: mostremosselo o mostremoselo