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Doug B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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HI- It might be helpful to also clarify that you don't use a possessive when speaking of part of your body. For example: as shown above, "My leg hurts" would be translated as "THE leg hurts me" "Me duele LA pierna" ,

NOT as we would more commonly say in English, "My leg hurts me" "Me duele MI pierna".

Asked 6 years ago

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Julie F.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

El más/menos + bueno/malo/grande/pequeño..

El menor = el más pequeño

El peor = el más malo

How does it work for :-

el/la/los/las+ más/menos + pequeño/-a/-os/-as = menor/menores

el menos pequeno =? the least smallest - would you use the biggest - el más grande?

el/la/los/las + más/menos + malo/-a/-os/-as = peor/peores

el menos malo=? does this translate to the least bad - would you use el más bueno?

Thanks

julie

Asked 2 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lo rápido or lo rápidos¡________ han hecho los chicos los deberes!How fast the boys did their homework!The answer given is "Lo rápido" but both "los chicos" and "los deberes" are plural. Why not "lo rápidos"

Asked 7 years ago

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john b.A1Kwiziq community member

los cines de verano

Texto muy bueno y fácil para principiantes. La misma imagen hermosa con los cines de verano existe en mi país, Grecia.

Asked 5 years ago

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Ricky M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why 'que'?

I understand the use of 'para' in these sentences:

¿Quieres algo para comer?

Tengo algo que contarte

Can you help?¿Necesitaba algo para escribir?

But I don't understand the use of 'que' in the following:

Asked 7 years ago

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Michael M.A1Kwiziq community member

What a beautiful speaking quality! She speaks clearly and distinctly and it was a joy following her. I did not have to depend on the text that much.

Asked 6 years ago

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Michelle C.C1Kwiziq community member

I think the translation for "nieva mucho" is "it snows a lot" not "it is snowing a lot". Am I wrong?

Asked 2 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

hasta de que/antes de que

Are these adverbial clauses interchangeable?

Asked 6 years ago

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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

hace muy buen tiempo

I struggle with translating "the weather is very good." My inclination is to write "el tiempo está muy bueno," because it is acceptable to use está for some weather related expressions per your very helpful guidelines.

Is there any 100% reliable way that you can suggest for when to use hace vs está. Is it a matter of learning off these phrases / expressions and that they are invariable? Is anything to do with "temperature, cold, hot and weather" always expressed using hace?

Finally if I wanted to say "In Rome, there is good weather today." Could I say "En Roma hay buen tiempo hoy?" or is this invariably expressed using hace?" Thanks John

Asked 6 years ago

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Teno D.B1Kwiziq community member

Va o Vas?the first question .....Mi hermano ________ a Paraguay. I entered 'vas' and it was incorrect. If i'm talking about my brother why is the formal answer of 'va' correct?

Asked 1 year ago

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