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Wylie Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Answer to question on "le encanta."

I'm sorry, but I believe this to be a misleading question. "Le encanta jugando con sus hijos." = "She loves playing with her children." She loves to play with her children", would be "Le encanta jugar con sus hijos." I feel like I'm being penalized for speaking too much Spanish.

Asked 5 years ago

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Valerie R.B1Kwiziq community member

Sorry. Didn't finish the question! So what I call the preterito, you call the preterito indefinito? And imperfecto de indicative, you call pret.im

Asked 6 years ago

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William W.A1Kwiziq community member

Usually adjectives ending in "a" can also end in "o" to differentiate gender. But here "hipócrita" is invariable. What other "a" words are like that

Asked 6 years ago

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Alexander B.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

can't & must not

What are the equivalents for can't & must not for logical conclusions in Spanish? That is, how can I express the difference in meanings given in the following examples?

(present)

The restaurant can't be open - the door is locked

The restaurant must not be any good - it is always empty

(Past)

He had left the office at 6:00 p.m. He can't /couldn't have been at home at 6:05 p.m

She was not answering the doorbell. She must not have been at home then.

Regards,

Alexander

Asked 6 years ago

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Marc C.A2Kwiziq community member

deportistas o deportites ?

Rafael y Julio son unos chicos muy deportistas? could you please explain why not Rafael y Julio son unos chicos muy deportistes? since Rafael y julio are boys ?

Asked 4 years ago

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molly d.A1Kwiziq community member

Adding to notebook

Is it possible to add this list to my notebook?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sherri ..C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperfect or preterite

By process of elimination, I selected estuvieron as being the correct answer; however, my preference would have been estaban.

See the example given below:

Mario estaba de camarero en un restaurante.
Mario was working as a waiter in a restaurant.

Here is the question with the answer:

Mis hijos _estuvieron_ de vendedores en una tienda.
My children were working as shop assistants in a store.

My choice:
Mis hijos _estaban_ de vendedores en una tienda.

Would you explain the reason for the answer being the preterite and not the imperfect, please.

Asked 5 years ago

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I. D.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

using pronouns with llamarseIn the grammar section of llamas it says about pronouns: it is actually more common to drop them, so "Ella se llama Clara" = "Se llama Clara".

I forgot to drop it the first time, so I got a "nearly correct". The second time I dropped it, and it was still "nearly correct". - This I don't understand...

Asked 5 years ago

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Benhur B.C1Kwiziq community member

Ve vs vea

Hola,

In the sentence 'if my wife sees me dressed like that...', is the subjunctive vea acceptable since it hasn't actually happened yet?

Gracias,

Benhur

Asked 4 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Gustar vs querer