Jun 24 - "What is the problem?""You don't talk to me anymore."
I want to know why a person suddenly stopped talking with me when he was contacting me multiple times a day for weeks straight and then just suddenly stopped for no apparent reason.
View ArticleJun 24 - Difference between 'de' and 'desde' when talking about "from"?
I already know that 'de' and 'desde' both can be directly translated into more than just "from," but that's the kind of 'de' and 'desde' I'm referring to in my question. Looking it up, I saw that when...
View ArticleJun 24 - Duele vs duelen
I want to say in Spanish: My son's head and neck hurts.Would it be: Mi hijo le duele la cabeza y cuello.1) Do I need "el" before cuello?2) Is it suppose to be duelen because there are more than one...
View ArticleJun 24 - Spanish - Preterite
write the verb in the present perfect tense: yo/comer tú/vivir nosotros/mirar la televisión ellos/estudiar ud./bailar yo/despertarme
View ArticleJun 24 - Confusion in sentence translation
I came across two translations for the following sentence, “The mosquitos bit us and the sun burned us.” One translation was, “Nos picaron los mosquitos y nos quemó el sol.” The other translation was,...
View ArticleJun 25 - "No nos ven como seres humanos..."
Hello Guys!Today I was reading an article in a newspaper (El Latino), and I arrived at a phrase that was a little confusing to me.First of all, the article was about a single mother fleeing her village...
View ArticleJun 25 - Help me translate this cluster of clauses.
Hola a ustedes.¿Pueden ayudarme a traducir esta oración correctamente?He ahí la oracion:"The only thing he wanted to do was to make you all laugh.Mi prueba:"Lo único quería hacer era hacer que ustedes...
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Jun 25 - Our dear friend mod and long time member Ian is in need of our...
Ian and I recently spent a holiday together in Dénia Spain butIan became ill and returned to England . He is now in hospitalundergoing a small procedure , I know that all of us send to him our loveand...
View ArticleJun 25 - Poco vs. Poca with Feminine Adjectives
This is somewhat similar to another pre-existing post, but is still different:Would the sentence "Estoy una poca loca" make sense, or would the sentence "Estoy un poco loca" need to be used? In other...
View ArticleJun 26 - Commands in Spanish
I just wanted to know if my answers are correct or not. Thanks! They're formal commands I think. "El imperativo"Ud. (cantar) cante (1 point)Ud. (escribir) escriba (1 point)Ud. (comer) __________ (1...
View ArticleJun 26 - "de ser" or "ser"
So, the following two sentences I believe are grammatically correct:Eres afortunado de ser mexicano.No es fácil ser mexicano.Why does sentence 1 require "de ser" but not in sentence 2? Gracias.
View ArticleJun 26 - Many functions of "se"
I know that "se" in Spanish has at least 3 functions: (1) reflexive, (2) part of the passive verb construction, (3) impersonal "se"Look at this sentence: "No creo que se sorprenda cuando escuche mi...
View ArticleJun 26 - Complacerlo o complacerte o complacerle?
Oiga,podría tener usted la amabilidad de pagar el café con leche que acabo de tomar? Lamento no poder complacerlo. Mi pregunta es,por qué aquí es complacerLo,y no complacerTe o complacerLe? Gracias
View ArticleJun 26 - How do the des and re prefixes work?
I'm unclear about the re and des prefixes in Spanish. In English they generally mean the opposite action, but Spanish appears to be different. ExamplesechardesecharandtornarretornarWhat are the...
View ArticleJun 27 - Meaning of "he aquí"
I found this phrase in my reading and I can't figure out what it means. "...y he aquí que no había mal que faltara…". It's from a story that is being narrated by a third person, so I don't know why...
View ArticleJun 27 - How does one say "low production" in Español?
How does one say low production in Español?
View ArticleJun 27 - translation "al lado de excelentes análisis se han colocado...
can someone help me translate this sentence?"al lado de excelentes análisis se han colocado caprichosas aproximaciones"my try : "besides the excellent analysis they applied unpredictable approaches"but...
View ArticleJun 27 - Can I use 'Le' in this sentence or not?
I just have a really quick Q!I have the sentence : Paco llevaba años sin ver a su hermana.I am wondering why the use of 'le' is not in this sentence, for example:"Paco llevaba anos sin verle (a su...
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Jun 27 - Impersonal se + deber vs. hay que
¡Hola! This is my first time asking a question on this site so I'm very sorry if I've done this incorrectly.There is something I'm confused about. From my understanding, "hay que + infinitive" is like...
View ArticleJun 28 - I really need help with this....
Te di un regalo. _____ _____ di. It's either te lo, se lo, me lo, or te la and I don't know which. Can you explain your answer as well??????
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