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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Present subjunctive vs. imperfect subjunctive

In the case of aunque preceding a hypothetical, can you give some guidance on when the present subjunctive is used as opposed to the imperfect subjunctive?

Asked 5 years ago

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pippy M.B2Kwiziq community member

Feas o feo?Is it ¡Qué feas! instead of ¡Qué feo! because the speaker is referring to a noun that is feminine plural ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Pete A.B2Kwiziq community member

Lo vs Le

I've read the answers below, but there are still instances where I'm confused. For example, the test answers say that "Lo están llamando" is the correct translation of "They're calling him." However, I think I saw "They're writing him" translated as "Le están escribiendo." Both take the preposition "a" when the person being called or written is named, and both can use the preposition "to" in English. How is it possible to know that llamar takes a direct object, while escribir takes an indirect object?

Asked 5 years ago

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Gail G.C1Kwiziq community member

¡Tenga el cambio! -translation?I thought "¡Tenga el cambio!" would mean "have the change", not "here's the change". Can it mean both?

Asked 8 years ago

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Yuichiro K.A2Kwiziq community member

juego al tenisHola. Why does "juego al tenis" have "a"? Seems like all sport-related "play ..." has an "a", but couldn't find any explanations so far.

Asked 5 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aún así meaning

Hi, thanks for all your answers.

What does Aún así (both accented) mean in Concierto de Año Nuevo? Thanks,

Shirley.

Asked 4 years ago

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papi p.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I am not seeing the difference in a sea /es decir

I have read through the explanations and have tested, but I really can't not differentiate the type of sentence between the two uses or concepts. Is there any other way to explain this, or some cue that might help me?

Thanks!

Asked 6 years ago

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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Podía v pudo

I have read the answer given to Ralph. At the very least this is a VERY bad example to give in a lesson. The answer demonstrates that either tense could be used depending on the message the writer wishes to convey.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ricky M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ningún vs. Nada

The lesson says: "We use the construction no + verbo + ningún (a, os, as) to say any." When do you use ningún vs nada for "not any"?

Asked 6 years ago

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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

guión > guion

[A comment, not a question]: "Guión" is interesting because the Academia in Madrid recently ruled that it had to be spelled "guion". They added that they were not prescribing how it was supposed to be pronounced. A lot of people (in Spain; I'm not sure about América?) still pronounce it with two syllables, as if the 'o' carried an accent: 'ó'. It does become a bit problematic when you expand it to "guionista" - where there is no obvious indicator telling you to make it four syllables (i.e., separating the 'ui' from the 'o') > gui_on'ista.

Asked 5 years ago

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