you hear - oyen but can hear is pueden oir, no?
from the test Preposition "sin" (without) - General use (prepositions)
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from the test Preposition "sin" (without) - General use (prepositions)
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate oír in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"
Asked 3 years ago
Hola Garry
Yes, literally "you hear" would be "oyen", but when we use the perception verbs (oir, escuchar, ver...) in the present, in English it implies the modal verb "can" while in Spanish you don't need it; this is why some of the translations are using in English "can"; this is to make it sound more natural.
For example:
¿Me escuchas? = ¿Puedes escucharme?
Do you hear me? (odd) = Can you hear me? (more natural)
Here is a lesson that talks about this difference in Spanish and English, have a look.
Saludos
Inma
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from the test Preposition "sin" (without) - General use (prepositions)
you hear - oyen but can hear is pueden oir, no?
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