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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

General questionIf I want to translate "The weather here in Scotland is very unpredictable" into Spanish. Can I place "aquí en Escocia" between the subject and its verb. El clima "aquí en Escocia'" es muy impredecible.

Asked 7 years ago

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Kevina S.B2Kwiziq community member

La vs. le

Hi -

Wondering if you could explain when to use le instead of la or lo? I usually think of le as “to him” or “to her” like an indirect object. But I am not sure. Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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D. W.A1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of examples?

In this exercise, the phrase "Este torero es cordobés." is pronounced by your recorded speaker as if the final word is spelled "cordobéz". Which is correct?

Asked 6 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Re: translation

Hola, y gracias por responder a mi pregunta.

My question relates to the sentence in this quiz:

"and be able to work on the negative aspects."

Kwizbot: y poder trabajar en los aspectos negativos.

You: y ser capaz de trabajar en los aspectos negativos.

Note: My sentence does translate to : “and be able to work on the negative” aspects.

I wanted to check with you if what I wrote: "ser capaz de" is correct and if not, why not ?

And if my use of "ser capaz de" is correct/acceptable? - I would imagine that

there would be some difference in meaning?..- and if so, what that would be.

Thank you for your help.

Nicole

Asked 6 years ago

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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Indirect form

Here in Mexico I've heard the use of the indirect form: "No me dio ganas." Is this generally common, and can we use it in different constructions, such as "Me da ganas viajar a Guatemala."?

Asked 5 years ago

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Mary Jane H.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of passive voice with ser + participle

I've been taught that this usage of the passive voice is discouraged in English, especially in formal writing, and especially when the active voice is easily possible. Is the same true in Spanish? Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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