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Bert R.C1Kwiziq community member

Sabroso vs sabor

The last sentence of Cachapas is: es de un sabroso que ni te imaginas. Why not: es de un sabor que ni te imaginas.??

Asked 4 years ago

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why always followed by an a?

Hola,

I've seen this pattern and just learned it by rote, but I'm wondering why when I see venir and salir, and probably others I can't recall right now, the preposition follows the verb?

Usted normalmente sale a comer a las dos. (You usually go out to eat at two o'clock.)

Why isn't it sale comer a las dos, or Vienen nadar todos los domingos?

I guess some rule has bypassed me at some point? What I'm most concerned is that past venir and salir, I'm going to get it wrong with other verbs.

Muchas gracias,

Asked 5 years ago

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david c.A1Kwiziq community member

When I translate this with other programs and ask native speakers, this is completely incorrect.My research tells me that he visto means I have seen, NOT I saw. Maybe this is correct in some countries, but I haven't found any native speaker in the U.S.A. who translates these simple past sentences (i.e. I saw, they saw) with the use of haber. They are simply vi, viste, vio, vimos, and vieron.

Asked 7 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

esta vs está

Why is it "pero esta muy fría" instead of "pero está muy fría"? Also, why is it "está protegida" instead of "es protegida"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Ελισάβετ Α.C1Kwiziq community member

Voy a enseñarte

Hola,

I think " te voy a enseñar" is also valid. Isn't it?

Saludos

Asked 5 years ago

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Amy S.C1Kwiziq community member

En que abranI have a question about this construction in one of the examples for this lesson:No veo la hora en que abran el nuevo centro comercial.I can't wait for the new shopping centre to open.Could you explain the use of "en que abran" (plural)? I thought it should be "en que abra" (singular). Does "abran" refer to unspecified "they"? Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

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Gromit L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ser vs estar again (sigh)

Hi, Shui, is there a difference between “este está compuesto por” and “este es compuesto por”? I would have expected the ser form in this context. From reverso.com I see both forms are quite common. Why would you choose the estar form in this case, and would the ser form be wrong? Thanks!

Asked 3 years ago

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