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Ron B.A1Kwiziq community member

Present tense of entender

When I put Yo entiendo instead of just Entiendo it was marked incorrect. Is it my error or a program error ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Meaning of Parentheses in sentence to be translated

Hi,

I get confused at times with the meaning of items in parentheses, for example, like in this:

but generally all of them give (us) a sweet [US: some candy].

Kwizbot pero normalmente todos dan un dulce.
You pero normalmente nos dan unas dulces.

What meant by the different parentheses? (us) a sweet [US: some candy]. And how are they to be interpreted?

Thank you. Nicole

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It seems to me that this construction is mostly followed by subjuntivo in present tenses and by indicativo in past tenses. Is it correct?

Asked 6 years ago

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Rick N.A2Kwiziq community member

Falta un acento

This page is missing an accent on the "vosotros" ending for -ir verbs:

https://progress.lawlessspanish.com/my-languages/spanish/glossary/42

Asked 3 years ago

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Bilha K.A2Kwiziq community member

Use of el and la

I notice that Spanish often inserts el/la where English doesn't. Like "como la observación, la intuición y la lógica." whereas in English one writes "like observation, tuition, and logic."

Is there a rule for this?

Asked 5 years ago

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Lisa C.B1Kwiziq community member

Por vs Para

Two of the examples shown for por are still confusing for me (por mí, jaja). Both translate to "for + pronoun", but I am having a hard time knowing the difference here. It seems subtle.

Antonio lo ha hecho por mí.
Antonio has done it for me.

Para ti es muy fácil todo.
For you everything is easy.

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael F.A1Kwiziq community member

Another way

Is "Qué es tú nombre?" also a valid way to ask what is your name?

Asked 5 years ago

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A G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Allá, Ahí and Aquel, Ese

I noticed the sentence below in a quiz. I'm curious to know why "ese" is the natural choice here instead of "aquel." I had thought that both words should indicate maximum distance.

select ...AhíAlláAquíAllá, en ese país tan lejano, la gente trabaja demasiado.

Asked 4 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hola. I ment the last sentence. No sabremos

Asked 6 years ago

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Kevin G.B1Kwiziq community member

Imperative of conducir

No ________ a más de 50 kilómetros por hora! Don't drive at more than 50 kilometres per hour!

The "correct" answer provided was conduzcáis with conducid was not an option. A mistake?

Asked 4 years ago