Por favor, how do I get and upside down question mark on on my keyboard? I lost half a mark because I could not do this. Sorry for the inconvenience. Brenda True

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Mark G.A1Kwiziq community member

Hace, Está or Hay are they interchangeable or do you just have to learn when to use which one?

From your examples we have

Hace viento
It is windy

Está soleado.
It is sunny

Hay niebla.
It is foggy

How do we know when to use which one please?

Asked 6 years ago

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D. W.A1Kwiziq community member

Difference between empezar and comenzar?

What is the difference between empezar and comenzar? Are they synonyms or does one or the other apply in different situations?

Asked 5 years ago

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Graeme R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dejar in imperative + que + subjunctive

An example given in the lesson Dejar vs Dejarse suggests the following:

Dejad que os explique mis planes = Let me explain my plans to you

Firstly, I guess subjunctive is being used here because it adds an extra level of politeness to this request?

However, if I was asked to translate this from English to Spanish I would probably use the indicative: Déjame explicarte mis planes.

So, is my translation wrong? Or is it, let's say, simply less refined? If so, would my translation be quite acceptable if I was talking to a close friend for instance?

Saludos

Asked 6 years ago

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Mags M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Singular or plural?In a question La policía (persguir) los.... I wasn't sure whether to put the verb in the Singular or plural. The answer is in the singular. Are there other cases where the singular is used for a group too?

Asked 8 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

han or hayan reservado

Let us imagine the following scenario. There is a crowd of people at a cinema. what would the ticket controller use to invite those who had bought tickets in advance. haya or han comprado/reservado?

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