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Ya que is said many times throughout and mostly seems to mean because. I have never seen this before, are there other things that ya que can mean?
Re: "because I find that it's an interesting instrument."
Kwizbot porque me parece un instrumento interesante.
You porque me parece “que es” un instrumento interesante
Google translates the sentence in question: "Because I think it's an interesting instrument"
leaving out the "that" in the original text.
Would it be incorrect to have the “que es” here? How do I find out how to work the “magic” of
sentence structure. Thank you. Nicole
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Esta guerra habrá de acabar con la esperanza de paz de la gente.This war will put an end to people's hope for peace.
No te preocupes por lo que nunca ha de pasar.Don't worry about what will never happen.
Why is this second example not taking "haber" in the future tense also? Or is it just a bad English translation?
The translation of the sentence is missing. Why is there hubieras after si?
Hola Inma,
In your response (at the bottom of this thread) you mention: "that is seen later on for irregular adjectives." I did a search for "irregular adjectives" but did not find one on this particular topic. Can you refer me to the lesson you had in mind in your answer?
Thank you?
Nicole
In a multiple choice question, give all possible answers. Got two correct, one wrong. Therefore all wrong?
What is the rule for using "mientras" or "mientras que"?
For example:
Escribo mientras que él come. Why can't I say: Escribo mientras él come.
Él habla mientras yo leo. Why can't I say: Él habla mientras que yo leo.
I cannot see any difference in syntax, usage or meaning between these two sentences, yet three native speakers have all told me they would only say the first, but could not tell me why or give me any grammatical rule. Please help... someone/anyone.
Maybe I’m wrong but I thought in English, “when” is the one that goes with pretérito indefinido because it is “when” something happens, “when” something interrupts an existing action. So I would say “I was taking a shower when the phone rang” or “when you called, I was talking to a friend.” It’s weird to me to use “when” to go with an ongoing action. I mean “when” is a point in time, right? Not an ongoing event.
Why don’t buitres and águilas reales have definite articles? Is it because they are examples? It’s 50/50 for me with definite articles, I can’t see any pattern and the rules seem to change even after looking at the lessons!
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