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Armando B.C1Kwiziq community member

Estar deseando + Infinitive vs. Ya + Querer + Que + Subjuntivo

I hope this might serve a beneficial purpose. I just had a conversation with someone in México (also a degreed Spanish teacher). During the conversation I thought I would tryout the new phrase I learned here; I used the phrase "Estar deseando + infinitive in our conversation: "Hija, estoy deseando pasar tiempo contigo en La Navidad." She advised that, while she understood what I was saying, it is not commonly used there and it sounded a bit odd, as if I was translating exactly from English. She wondered if was mostly used in Spain. She advised that Spanish speakers in México are more likely to use - admittedly, colloquially- "Ya + verb Querer:"Ya quiero que pase tiempo contigo en La Navidad." This translates to: "I am looking forward spending time with you at Christmas." As for the phrase "Tener ganas," she agreed that it could mean " looking forward to," but in México it is more associated with " I feel like ( doing/ having something)."

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Direct objects Ese chico la tiene tan enamorada...She has really fallen for that guy.
In this sentence, ese chico is the subject, la = direct object, so can we also say ‘eso chico a esa chica tiene tan enamorada? Meaning can we not just use direct object pronouns but also the direct object sustantivos ?
Does tan means so much? If so, does that mean tan enamorado is much more love than tiene enamorada?

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hacer vs verb itself May I ask if there is a guide on this? When do we use hacer + noun for an activity e.g hacer esquí versus using the verb itself e.g esquiar ? Thanks

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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se encuentra en el sur de España, cerca del Mediterranean Sea - I wrote this for the first sentence “it is located at the south of Spain, near to the Mediterranean Sea”. My questions are: is se encuentra accepted? And how do we know if we should write it as a name for Mediterranean Sea or as El mar Mediterráneo? And does qué exclamation sentences always in plural? Thanks

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Kathleen W.B1Kwiziq community member

Use of Tu and Vosotras

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Why is vosotros/cantais used in the second sentence? vs Tu siempre cantas la misma cancion?

Tu cantas opera - (you sing opera)

Vosotras siempre cantais la misma cancion - (you always sing the same song)

PS: accent marks won't work

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Shirley S.B1Kwiziq community member