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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Different meanings of salir

I always appreciate the richness of meanings in the examples. Could you please tell me if my list is correct?

(1) Salir con alguien - go out with someone

(2) Salir con (an item of clothing) - to go out wearing something

(3) salir de un lugar - to leave a place

(4) salir a un lugar - to go out to a place

(5) something you did + salir - something turned out a certain way

(6) salir bien vestidos - to go out well dressed.

Thanks.

Asked 2 years ago

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Mark G.B2Kwiziq community member

Indirect object pronouns

Hi. Why is the indirect object pronoun used in for example. “Le encanta la peli” When in English the the phrase “She loves the film” suggests the use of the Direct object pronoun. As in the “The film delights her.”

Asked 5 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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Elaine M.C1Kwiziq community member

Shouldn't plurality of "lo mismo" match plurality of "son"?

In the kwiz, the sentence is: "La matemática y la aritmética no son lo mismo." I understand that we use "lo mismo" when discussing an abstract idea, but in this case, does the phrase have to match the compound subject and verb, los mismos?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ελισάβετ Α.C1Kwiziq community member

caido o caído

Hola Inma,

creo que hay un pequeño error aquí. Falta un tilde, ¿no?

Un saludo cordial

Ελισάβετ

Asked 4 years ago

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Gregory Y.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is the imperfect used on the 1st person singular example in this lesson. Is it to imply that I used to seem him doing it regularly? Thanks, Greg

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Si versud que

It seems to me that when conditional is used que takes on a similar function as si.

Could we replace que with si?

E.g.

No estaría bien que tuvieses tanto tiempo libre.

No estaría bien si tengas/tuvieras tanto tiempo libre.

Asked 6 years ago

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EZGI T.A2Kwiziq community member

todo estados unidos

Hi,

How do I use estados unidos with todo?

Asked 6 years ago

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Sandra R.B1Kwiziq community member

using pret perfecto when english uses past simple

hi the Link to the wider lesson on this isnt working. When will it be available?

Im currently working on the idea that (in Spain) spaniards use the present perfect (when English would use the simple past) when there is a sense that the verb happened in the recent past, or otherwise related to the present in some way. e.g you SAW the film THIS week, we SAW your parents (maybe THIS morning), or they SAW the sunrise (last night).

is this right?

Asked 7 years ago

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