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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

My first time doing this type of exercise

I find the interactive options on this exercise brilliant. Listening, clicking on phrases, getting a translation all work seamlessly. Also the narrative is straight forward, relevant and a great introduction (for me) to the subjunctive. The Lawless method is really good. Being able to click into explanatory teaching materials straight from the phrases is so helpful. It makes learning easy. Thanks!

Asked 7 years ago

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Sierra R.A0Kwiziq community member

[Sé + infinitivo] o [Sé como + infinitivo] ?

I am looking for a clarification on how to say that you know/don't know how to do something. For example, "I know how to dance" is "Sé bailar" or "Sé como bailar"? I feel like it's the first one, and that saying "como" is redundant or just a direct translation from english, but I'm not entirely sure. Is there ever an instance in which you would say "como + infinitive" to say "how to ...."? Or am I totally wrong?

Asked 4 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why is it un séptimo piso and not el septimo piso? Would it be different if the term planta was used instead?

Asked 6 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pasar means do?

“pasamos a la nariz” is translated as “let’s do the nose”.

Is this correct?

Asked 4 years ago

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Lucy W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Por qué se usa "a" antes de la palabra "perros"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Nathan D.A2Kwiziq community member

Subjunctive: Expressing Doubt

Forgive me if there is already a thread addressing this question.

I was a bit confused about a question that began with "no dudo que..." and asked for the verb to be conjugated in the present subjunctive. I followed the hint and it was marked as correct even though it ran contrary to my prior understanding of the subjunctive. I thought "dudo que..." indicated subjunctive because there was uncertainty/doubt but "no dudo que..." negates the doubt making it certain and thus, requires the indicative.

Is this an exception to the rule or did I simply mislearn this topic?

Thanks

Nathan

Asked 4 years ago

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

¿Te dio tu madre el dinero?

Hi,

The word order in the above sentence confused me. If the word order was changed to:

¿Tu madre te dio el dinero?

would this change the meaning of the sentence?

If not, is the word order in the original sentence commonly used?