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Hi, is despertar (Desperté) ever used for “I woke up”? I’ve seen it that way on some dictionary sites and wondered if it’s a mistake. Eg:
I woke up one morning with a sharp pain in my ear.Desperté una mañana con un dolor agudo en mi oído.Many thanks,
Shirley.
Hello,
For hours around noon/midnight, in Spanish, is "mediodía" only used for noon sharp? Or is it also used with "menos/y + minutes"? For instance, for 12:30 PM, would you say "Es mediodía y media" or is it best to say "Son las doce y media"?
Same for "medianoche".
te, se, nos vs le, les
Hi,
Can you explain when one might use sólo as opposed to solo? They both seem to mean "just" or "only."
Thanks. John
La/le esperó dos horas.
Is 2 hours a direct object in, "I waited [for] 2 hours."?
I wrote 'maestra' instead of 'profesora' and this was marked as a mistake. But why, isn't it the same?
I have difficulty to understand (Me cuesta entender) the difference between me voy and voy. Is it usually possible to yse them almost synonymously?
The way I learned, for many of the examples you give here, I would probably use the construction estar de acuerdo. (ie. Estoy de acuerdo contigo = I agree with you).
Can someone explain what the differences between acordar and estar de acuerdo are. I wonder if the latter is regional variation as I'm not sure if I ever heard it said in Spain?
I am confused with fui and estuve. Fui is simple past but estuve is past also??
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