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I know that we can put tú before or after the verb in questions:
“¿Tú comes mucha carne?” or “¿Comes tú mucha carne?”
Is it equally common to use either order in statements?
“Tú comes mucha carne.” or “Comes tú mucha carne.”
Thanks.
I thought you don't need to use the personal a with animals although it's commonly used with pets. Is that so? So couldn't it be "vio los elefantes"?
Looks like the plural "skirts" can take both a singular and plural for colors. Is that true of other clothing?
Still struggling with this (and I can see I am not alone based on some comments, lol). Can I share my thinking and you tell me where I am making my mistake? On the quiz the question was: El policía persiguió al ladrón ________ no lo atrapó. (The policeman chased the thief but he didn't catch him. I went back and forth between "pero" and "sino que" for quite a while! I thought "pero" would work because it makes a contrast (chased / caught). But, then I noted the change in verbs before and after "but," (persiguio / atrapo) and thus used "sino que." This issue, where I feel a note a second verb is one of the largest reasons I keep getting this wrong. How should I be approaching this differently? Thanks as always for your help! PS - I didn't use proper accents above as when I do my computer kicks me out of this program!
In this final example, why is it alguno and not algunos in the second sentence. Some in English would never refer to one thing so the English translation and the Spanish don’t seem to match to me. This doesn’t seem to be an example of the point before about “alguna revista” meaning some magazine or things like that.
Don't mix the indefinite adjective algún with the indefinite pronoun alguno. You can never use alguno with a noun!
¿Viste a algún famoso en Miami? Sí, vi a alguno.Did you see any famous people in Miami? Yes, I saw some.I've been at it for 3 days and am loving it so far. I'd love to master both foundations and get the stars. How can I do that?
thank you so much for creating this website. it's exactly how I wish I had learned English. Once you start it's so difficult to stop learning, right?
¡que tenga un buen dia!
Por qué se dice 'evitar propagar' en vez de 'evitar propagando'
The lessin says both are acceptable in this situation but in the quiz only se hizo is accepted.
Lady Gaga se hizo muy famosa en 2008.
Lady Gaga became famous in 2008.Lady Gaga se convirtió en una cantante famosa en 2008.Lady Gaga became a famous singer in 2008. Ella ________ famosa después del anuncio de la tele.
She became famous after the advert on the TV.se convirtió se quedóse hizose pusoInstead of 'En caso de que tengas un problema...' is it possible to say 'Si tengas un problema...' whilst retaining the same meaning?
“Normalmente cena con la familia por la noche.” Not “mi familia”.
We’ve learned this usage for body parts and for articles of clothing. Is the usage the same with family members? Do we say, “Los lunes almuerzo con la hermana”? Thanks.
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