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Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member

Un tanto vs. un poco

Hola,

Is there any difference between un tanto and un poco as both mean "a bit"?

Asked 4 years ago

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D. H.C1Kwiziq community member

Yo también/yo tampoco/a mí también/a mí tampoco for me too, me neither

I would really like to know why Progress goes to such lengths to make ideas as confusing as possible. NO ONE in any language that I have ever studied goes to such lengths to "explain" a use that a student is ever likely to hear again.

Asked 4 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Por donde vs dondeMi navegador está roto; ¿por dónde estaremos?

Hi, what’s the difference between por donde and donde?

Thanks so much

Shirley.

Asked 4 years ago

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Abby L.C1Kwiziq community member

i continue to have difficulty lay with pretérito vs imperfecto. In the sentence She sang in a rock band in high school, why is it ella cantaba ella cantó? I understand it is a repeated action in the past, however it is also during a specific time frame ( high school), which has been completed. Este me cuesta mucho. Por favor, ayúdame. Gracias

Asked 7 years ago

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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Siente que su grado de veterinaria no le llenaHola Inma, The translation provided gave this as "she feels that her veterinary degree does not fulfil her." I know that there are other verbs which function in this way, where an indirect object is used instead of a direct object. I think this is the case with pedir, decir, preguntar for example, where the direct object is implied as communicating "something ... to another person." Thus in my above question is it that "No le llena" implies that her degree does not fulfil "something" in her. Is there a lesson about this, or is there a way of recognising these verbs, or do we learn them as we go? I hope this makes sense. Saludos John

Asked 6 years ago

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ANDREW G.C1Kwiziq community member

algo que vs algo de vs algo para

My question from yesterday was poorly worded. One sees "algo que" with most verbs as in "Tiene algo que declarar/hacer" but one sees "algo de" or "algo para" with "Tiene algo de comer/beber?" or "Tiene algo para comer/beber?" Most verbs seem to take "algo que" in translators when there is an infinitive afterward and certainly when there is a conjugated verb after "algo." Are "algo de comer/beber" and "algo para comer/beber" just idioms or set phrases? If not, when does one use "algo que" vs "algo de " (which can also mean some or a bit of) and "algo para"?

Asked 2 years ago

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Jackie W.A2Kwiziq community member

Hubo and habia

Both hubo and habia mean there was or there were. What is the difference?

Asked 4 years ago

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Sherri ..C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

hacía...que, desde hacía que

The subtlety of this concept is lost on me. Can you explain in more detail the difference between these two sentences, please.

Hacía unos meses que trabajaba con su padre.
He had been working with his dad for a few months.

Trabajaba en la empresa desde hacía tres años.
He had been working in the company for 3 years.

Asked 5 years ago

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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thank you for the answer. Please advise when the table is added. Le dieron un regalo. Le dieron un regalo a ella.

In your example and in Spanish grammar is the “a ella” repetition of the indirect object “le” essential or is it an optional extention added for the sake of clarity?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ann H.A2Kwiziq community member

Acabar instead of terminar

Can you use terminar instead of acabar for question 2 in this lesson. Thanks

Asked 4 years ago

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