Spanish language Q&A Forum

My understanding of reflexive verbs is that the subject performs the action on itself, so the subject is also the direct object. With “perderse algo”, are there 2 direct objects as in “Nos lo perdimos.” with the objects “us” and “it”?

¿Porque? 

¿Hay otros casos en lo que usamos esto? 

Gracias.  

Why is “de” used in sentences with marravilla? 

 A mi abuela se le da de maravilla hacer punto.  

A Lucía se le daban de maravilla los crucigramas pero ahora no le interesan.

I am confused why nuestras is after hijos - the noun - in this case. I’ve always been taught it’s “nuestros hijos/hijas”? 

 Estos niños son hijos nuestros.

This construction reminds me very much of the English use of “on [object pronoun]”, which is commonly used colloquially in the US. I can’t remember if I have ever heard UK speakers use it. There is another version that also inserts “up and” in front of the verb, which is usually but not necessarily in the past. 

Eg:

My dog died on me.  

(Or: My dog up and died on me.)

My car battery (up and) went dead on me.

My sister’s landlord sold the apartment building on her. 

My dad’s assistant (up and) quit on him right in the middle of the busy season.

My problem is with the word ‘Indefinido’! It seems to convey the opposite of what is intended.  Surely hubo conveys something defined and complete; whereas habia  conveys an incomplete and hence ‘imperfect’ ( Latin root meaning not fully done) past event?  

In the sentence

En el ano 2010, usted   ____________ para una escuela a primero.  When you use usted  wouldn't the word be trabajar with an abas ending?

Porque dices "revisa la redacción antes de mandarLO"? Me parece que el pronombre "la" sea más adecuado puesto que el sustantivo "redacción" es femenino. Si puedes explicarme porque es así lo agradeciría muchísimo.

Can someone please explain in a way that's dumbed down when you'd use eres vs es in a sentence and why?

I don't understand this structure. Please help out. Why is "de," added after " voy a +inf"?