Eso vs lo
Hola! I just answered a quiz question that looked like this:
Pásame ________ que está ahí a tu lado por favor. Pass me that [thing] which there next to you please.
(HINT: Use the correct word for "that" acting as a direct object)
With "lo" (the correct answer was "eso"). And "lo" still seems correct to me without context. IE "Pass me that which is next to you please." or something like that. I think the import of the lesson is that, in cases where "the thing" has been previously mentioned, "eso" or "ello" is more correct.
Here are my questions, assuming I've got the idea right about the eso/ello usage above ;-) :
1. Should the question provide the context ? IE "HINT: Use the correct pronoun for something mentioned previously acting as a direct object."
2. Either way, isn't the question a little weird? I mean, if we already talked about the thing, why would I also specify its location? I mean, wouldn't I just say "Pass me that thing (we talked about), please" ?
Thanks!
Alan
There was a lot of food at the party. (completed action in the past)
Había mucha comida en la fiesta.
There was a lot of food at the party. (action not completed in the past, descriptive)
Which action is (not) completed in the past? The party? What if we add "ayer" at the end of the examples? Will is change anything? Is the process of eating food meant at completed? So "hubo" in the first example means that food was over at the party?
Please help me to understand the differences in these examples. Thank you.Hello,
re: Lo que pase con tu madre no es tu culpa .
I came across this sentence containing "Lo que" but for the life of me, can't figure out (by only looking at the Spanish) that "lo que" here means "whatever" and would therefore trigger the subjunctive.
How can I tell what is being intended by just reading such a sentence and be able to choose between "what" and "whatever"?
Thank you,
Nicole
For the question "No hay muchas casas ________ el monte." meaning, there aren't many houses on the mountain, why wouldn't sobre work? If I wanted to say "there aren't many books on the table", wouldn't sobre be acceptable in that instance?
Hola! I just answered a quiz question that looked like this:
Pásame ________ que está ahí a tu lado por favor.
Pass me that [thing] which there next to you please.
(HINT: Use the correct word for "that" acting as a direct object)
With "lo" (the correct answer was "eso"). And "lo" still seems correct to me without context. IE "Pass me that which is next to you please." or something like that. I think the import of the lesson is that, in cases where "the thing" has been previously mentioned, "eso" or "ello" is more correct.
Here are my questions, assuming I've got the idea right about the eso/ello usage above ;-) :
1. Should the question provide the context ? IE "HINT: Use the correct pronoun for something mentioned previously acting as a direct object."
2. Either way, isn't the question a little weird? I mean, if we already talked about the thing, why would I also specify its location? I mean, wouldn't I just say "Pass me that thing (we talked about), please" ?
Thanks!
Alan
Why is it "fue (indefinido) muy emocionante" but "mis contrincantes eran (imperfecto) muy bueno"?
And why is it "fue muy emocionante" rather than "estaba / estuve muy emocionante"? There is a lesson entitled "Using estar (not ser) when talking about emotions".
Proteger becomes protejo in first person present tense. Can’t you pretty much always dro the o and have the stem for the present subjunctive? For me, it is easier to remember.
I'm not clear on what you mean by "(= a plural)"
Thanks
One of the questions in this section was:
Mi prima ________ Miss Universo. .My cousin was Miss UniverseHINT: Conjugate "ser" in Pretérito indefinido
I got this correct (fue), because of the section it is in, but would it not be better to use the imperfect for this example? Mi prima era Miss Universo. There is no time frame involved, outside of being in the past. Does it really matter? Just wondering. Thank you.
Why can't I use Ustedes - 'ven'
If the direct object of a verb is an animal, but not a pet or cherished animal, for example a tiger, is the personal a still indicated?
Busco a un tigre. or,
Busco un tigre.
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