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on the test, the "correct" result was "tengo cincuentos años".
Do numbers change according to the noun they are adjectives of?
Hi there,
I’ve seen this use of que a few times but can’t find any explanations for the rules.
For example- Hay tantas cosas que aprender.
Hay muchísimas cosas que hacer.
I know que can be used as to/than in comparisons but I don’t understand the use of que here.
Can I exchange de for como?
E.g.
trabajo de secretaria
trabajo como contable
It depends where you live! I live in the southern hemisphere. My answers would be different to someone living in the northern hemisphere. Por favor, I would like to suggest the name of the country is added to the question. So ... "Which adjectives could you use to describe Spain's weather in octubre?" I hated getting marked "incorrect" when I was actually correct! Gracias and I love this course.
dos pequenos problemas in la seccion verde asi, "And both of these categories are considered invariable indifinite pronouns, that is to say, they don't change to agree in gender or number with the noun that are substituying."
indefinite= indefinite
that are substituying = that they are substitituting for
It would really help if the English translations were closer to the answer you're looking for, especially in this lesson where depending on whether you're in Latin America or Spain, people could choose either option and be correct.
This is the question from the quiz that I got wrong:
Hoy no _________________ a nadie interesante.I haven't met anybody interesting today.
I selected "he conocido" because that is the direct translation and it seems like that's what they'd say in Spain due to the timing. But in Latin America (which is my selected profile but I'm not sure that it actually impacts my quizzes or not), it would be "conoci".
If you translated it to "I didn't meet anyone interesting today", that would make sense in English and prompt the correct answer, would it not? Because it seems like based on this lesson, either answer is correct depending on what Spanish-speaking country you're in!
I think I can understand why "... se puede ver a las ballenas jorobadas retozando, coqueteando ..." is correct - [meaning: "... one can see the humpback whales ...", or "... you can see ..."] - after reading your Kwiziq lessons " Using se debe/se puede to say You must/you can (impersonal sentences) " [number 6933] and " Expressing instructions and general statements in Spanish with the impersonal se = one " [number 5132].
However - under 'Your Practice', you recommend the lesson " Forming the Spanish passive with se (la pasiva refleja) " [number 6089] - which seems more consistent with this answer: "... se pueden ver las ballenas jorobadas"? (i.e. with 'pueden' in the plural, and without the "a" [before the 'las']). Would this^ be a correct way of saying "... the humpback whales can be seen ..."?
hola
does this literally mean " its official number of inhabitants being xxx personas" ?
I am confused with the word order: can you also say " su cifra oficial siendo.xxx.." ?
I feel putting " siendo" at the beginning demands a number first . Such as " xxx siendo su cifra"
Could you elaborate ?
Muchas gracias!
Rüdiger
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