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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.
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Alexander
FYI: this sentence in English is incorrect.
I bought her some books about Mexico in case they were useful for his trip to Acapulco.
"in case they would be useful"
Why isn't vegetales accepted for vegetables?
¿Bajo las AFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS, no debería ser "tráelos"?
The speakers are having a phone conversation.There, where you live, is it cold? : ___, donde tú vives ¿hace mucho frío?
Why is alli not possible in this question? Considering that they are on the phone, they might feel quite far apart from each other.
In what area of the Spanish speaking world is "genial" pronounces "hen yen"?
Regarding o to ue verbs in the 1st person plural conjugation
For morir, we use muramos
For poder, we use podamos.
why the discrepancy using 'u' vs 'o' ?
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