Spanish language Q&A Forum

This has al and del appearing right next each other. How does that work?

It is a very important day - Es un día muy importante.

It is a very cold night - Hace una noche muy fría.

I understand it is idiomatic. But why? What is the difference between the two sentences? What if I want to say 'it is a very cold boring day'? Would it be 'es un día muy frío y aburrido'?

P.S. I believe in this example we are talking about a night and its characteristic (cold), not about weather. The test for this lesson needs to be reviewed.

Buenas tardes Inma,

Which do you find is the more commonly used of the two forms? Is it down to personal choice as to whether one uses the regular or irregular form?

Gracias 

Clara

The second example sentence for Hasta que + Subjunctive has the “Desde que” emphasized rather than “Hasta que.”

Te Llamas    -  Informally, I have learnt in theory,  that it should be correct although Que te llamas is formal!

I have only now noticed that I read 'brought' for 'bought', but the rest of my question stands.

Tu novia y tú habéis estado comprometidos hasta este año.Your girlfriend and you have been engaged until this year.

The meaning is unclear to me — are they no longer engaged?  

Then, in my opinion,  the English should be:

..Your girlfriend and you.were engaged until this year, not have been. But maybe I do not understand what is being expressed in Spanish. In any case, the English sentence is not clear. 

Hola Inma,

Me gustan mucho tus explicaciones y ejemplos.

Podrías quizás también explicar el uso de volverse?

Saludos,

Eva

Girar is not, and certainly not 'torcer',   used for a person to "turn" when giving directions - just 'ir'.  Faulty vocab for this context.