Pondering subjunctiveIt appears to me that by deciding to use subjuctive in the second clause of the sentence, creates the doubt. Therefore, however I set up the statement does not really matter. Generally, I will have created doubt. I am guess that generally the doubt it pushed onto the first clause, meaning:
Me alegro de que hayas viajado a diferentes países.
I am pleased that you have travelled to different countries.
Me alego (I am pleased, as long as it was pleasing, but maybe it was not so pleasing for you afterall)... or is it that I am pleased, but you may not have really travelled the world. Which is the sentiment? Am I on the right track? I am guessing the first.
What is the sentiment if I were to say "Estoy feliz que hayas viajado a diferentes países".
Gerunds are nouns formed from verbs. The "ing" words you are translating here are called present participles. Gerunds & present participles have the same form in English, but they are different in Spanish. Eg. I like dancing=me gusta bailar. I am dancing= Estoy bailando.
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Good morning Kwiziq team,
As always I love your content.
I’m not sure if this is covered in another lesson, if so feel free to direct me to it! Just sometimes struggle to remember when the verb in the yo form of the preterite indefinido for “ir” verbs end in í or e.
I think it’s verbs like introducir that threw me off; is it because that one is an irregular verb ending in ducir? Just that you highlight the consonant change, but not that the ending changes too?
Kind regards,
Fran
I notice from the examples that hacerse seems to be used (with few exceptions) when the change is under your control or voluntary. This is logical because you are "making yourself" change.
And quedarse means "keep", suggesting that you're stuck with the change permanently!
This seems to help me. I hope it helps other students.
Is it correct to say, 'Desde cuándo haces tal cosa?'. For example, 'Desde cuándo tocas el piano?', to elicit the answer, 'desde mi infancia'.
Thanks in advance.
Carrie
For example ¿Comó se llama usted?
wouldn't that translate to "What do you call yourself you?" How come you can't just say ¿Comó se llama?
It appears to me that by deciding to use subjuctive in the second clause of the sentence, creates the doubt. Therefore, however I set up the statement does not really matter. Generally, I will have created doubt. I am guess that generally the doubt it pushed onto the first clause, meaning:
Me alegro de que hayas viajado a diferentes países.
I am pleased that you have travelled to different countries.
Me alego (I am pleased, as long as it was pleasing, but maybe it was not so pleasing for you afterall)... or is it that I am pleased, but you may not have really travelled the world. Which is the sentiment? Am I on the right track? I am guessing the first.
What is the sentiment if I were to say "Estoy feliz que hayas viajado a diferentes países".
I have had this problem for a while, and no Spanish speaker can readily explain it:
In English, an adjectival form can only describe a noun; for a verb, you must use the adjectival form. The only exception of which I know is "I am well." Because so few English speakers have good grammar these days, "I am good" has become a colloquialism that is acceptable. But one can never say "I cook good" or "He lives happy".
But in Spanish, I see this all the time though Spanish speakers also acknowledge the rule that adverbs, not adjectives, describe verbs. In this lesson, I just saw it again:
Espero que vivas feliz en tu apartamento nuevo.
I hope you live happily in your new flat.Any clarification of this usage would be gratefully accepted.
Allison
If it is a polite request, why use the tú form rather than the usted form?
Hello,
I am trying to get an overview of Spanish adjectives.
Am I correct to assume that adjectives that end in -o or -a are regular and everything else is irregular?
This would mean that the following are irregular:
- masculine adjectives that end in -a or -e
- adjectives that end in -z or -l
- adjectives that end in -án, ón, -or
- adjectives that end in -ar
Is this correct?
Are there also other adjectives groups/endings?
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