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Very often in Spanish you see statements expressed both with or without the reflexive particle. Is there a difference in nuance?, I am wondering. For example, comí la torta vs. me comí la torta; murío mi mamá el año pasado vs. se murío mi mamá el año pasado...etc., etc. Is this discussed anywhere?
Thank you Silvia ! ... It was probably more like a C2-level exercise, but we do of course benefit from having to make that extra effort ... Un abrazo - David M
For those that might be interested...
The adaptation of the famous novel 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' (Cien Años de Soledad) by Gabriel García Márquez has finally arrived on Netflix!
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Both great films for practising our listening skills. 😀
I wonder to know whether the second sentence need add ´´la´´ to indicate ´´the´´ meaning or not? Thanks.
Nosotros todavía no salimos del trabajo. /We haven't yet left work.
Juan todavía no salió de casa. /Juan has not left the house yet.
why is it quien not que
Hi everyone,
I’m planning to take the DELE B2 exam and I have a question about the reading section. I know that part of the reading exam tests grammar through gap-fill exercises. I’m wondering: how much does this overlap with the grammar content taught in Kwiziq B2 courses?
In other words, if I master all the grammar lessons on Kwiziq (assuming my vocabulary is sufficient), would I likely be able to pass the reading section comfortably, say, at least 20/25 points?
I’m not asking about listening, speaking, or writing, just the grammar-related part of reading.
Thanks in advance for any insights from those who have taken the exam!
Esta ha sido la competición más importante que jamás se haya celebrado. Why not celebrada to agree w/competición? Thx
Hi, my question is regarding the quiz item:
Pedro is going to start thinking [and continue thinking] that we're silly.
Pedro se va a quedar pensando que somos dos tontas.
Are there other possibilities for the position of the "se" ? In particular, I'm wondering about these:
Pedro va a quedarse pensando que somos dos tontas.
Pedro va a quedar pensándose que somos dos tontas.
If either of those is grammatically correct, is there any difference in meaning/tone/frequency of usage?
Thanks!
A quiz example of each:
--Ojalá yo ________ un hijo a los 33 años.I hope I have a son by the time I'm 33.(HINT: Conjugate "tener" in El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
--Ojalá ________ mejor nuestra propuesta de trabajo.I wish you considered our work proposal more closely.(HINT: Use the "tú" form to conjugate "considerar" in El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
It seems like these both use ojalá + imperfect subjunctive, but that one is a hope for the future and one is a wish/regret about the past. I might be missing something.
How could we distinguish between, for example:
"I hope I have a son by age 33 [and I still might]" vs.
"I wish I had a son by age 33 [but I didn't]"
or
"I hope you consider our proposal more closely" vs.
"I wish you considered our proposal more closely [but you didn't]"
Thank you!
The structure seems clear: a las dos horas de = within two hours of; a los tres años de = within three years of, etc. The question was this, though:
________, tuve que llamar al médico.
Within 2 hours of being sick, I had to call the doctor.My answer was: a las dos horas de vomitar, whereas the correct answer was a las dos horas vomitar. ¿Por qué?Find your Spanish level for FREE
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