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Gerald R.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

quien/quienesBear in mind that the most common relative pronoun is "que" and it can refer to both things and people. However this also applies to relative pronoun "quien/quienes".

If I am reading this correctly, you're implying that quien and quienes can also apply to things as well as people. Is that really true? It's my understanding that they can only apply to people.

¿Qué piensas?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ελισάβετ Α.C1KwizIQ community member

Why personal "a" is missing here

" para cuidar tus amistades" : why the personal "a" is missing here?

P.S. Me gustan musho sus grasiosos e interesantes cuentos y me ayudan musho también.

(I wellcome all corrections to my Spanish.)

Muchas gracias!

Asked 6 years ago

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Jessica R.A0KwizIQ community member

Masculine or feminine?

How do I know when a noun is masculine or feminine?

Do I go off the last letter of the noun? Like planta and idea end in 'a' so I use una, but if it ends in an 'o' or any other letter besides 'a' then I say un.

Asked 5 years ago

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Ελισάβετ Α.C1KwizIQ community member

la oscuridad - las tinieblasInstead of "... para ir a su puesto de trabajo en la oscuridad", would it be wrong to write .. en las tinieblas, or does it sound somehow absurd?

Thank you so much!

Asked 5 years ago

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Hazel W.A1KwizIQ community member

Confused over 'hay' and 'hace'

Hay and hace both seem to use nouns but they don't seem to be interchangeable. I'm puzzled as to why, for example, it's hace calor but hay humedad.

Asked 5 years ago

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Pati E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Confusing TranslationA Elisa le había tocado hacer turno doble en el hospital.Elisa had had to do a double shift at the hospital.I was a bit confused and wondered if the above also be translated as "Elisa had to do a double shift at the hospital"?
Pati E.

Asked 6 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 6 years ago

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Carolyn M.A2KwizIQ community member

I don't understand the difference between the past tenses especially for service and estar. When should it be indefinite or imperfect?

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrea C.A2KwizIQ community member

Possible Error with Answers

For the quiz question ¿ _____ venir a la alberca? (Do you want to come to the pool?) there are 40+ possible answers in the dropdown, including some which look like nonsense. Is this an error in the system?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sudeshna B.A1KwizIQ community member

Singular and Plural words

Maam what about singular words having accent.How do they form plurals?

Asked 6 years ago

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