I thought it had to be 'cuándo' - but I was incorrect !(A comment, not a question; I made a mistake in my translation, and I now see why I went wrong) >
I had to scratch my head a bit to see why there is no tilde in 'cuando' in the sentence [in the text]:
"Aún recuerdo cuando teníamos que revelar los carretes" [= I still remember when we had to develop rolls of film ...]
-- particularly after noticing the example: "No recuerdo cómo tomas el té ..." [= I can't remember how you take your tea ...] -- in: Difference between cómo and como in Spanish (with and without an accent)
I now realise that, in order to carry the tilde, the 'cuándo' or the 'cómo' must be part of an indirect question - which is indeed the case with the second example, but not the first.
Inma, Shui and Silvia - you do indeed provide us with interesting and useful exercises and explanations: Keep up the good work!
Why is the answer "Debo enviar" wrong for this question ________ el enlace incorrecto. I have probably sent the wrong link. (HINT: Express strong assumption/supposition). If I have understood the lesson correctly "deber + infiinitive" is used for obligation but is also accepted as a strong assumption.
(A comment, not a question; I made a mistake in my translation, and I now see why I went wrong) >
I had to scratch my head a bit to see why there is no tilde in 'cuando' in the sentence [in the text]:
"Aún recuerdo cuando teníamos que revelar los carretes" [= I still remember when we had to develop rolls of film ...]
-- particularly after noticing the example: "No recuerdo cómo tomas el té ..." [= I can't remember how you take your tea ...] -- in: Difference between cómo and como in Spanish (with and without an accent)
I now realise that, in order to carry the tilde, the 'cuándo' or the 'cómo' must be part of an indirect question - which is indeed the case with the second example, but not the first.
Inma, Shui and Silvia - you do indeed provide us with interesting and useful exercises and explanations: Keep up the good work!
Why is there 'le' for 'Tú le das el biberón a tu hijo' but not for 'Él da una carta a su hermana', 'Ustedes dan mucho dinero a la gente pobre', 'Vosotras dais los billetes de avión a la azafata', and 'Nosotros damos dinero a organizaciones de caridad'?
Hola,
Re: Se la había comprado.
How can one tell when reading or hearing this sentence, - if it was a standalone sentence - that the “se” means the plural “les” .
For example if this sentence is entered in Reverso: “Se la abía comprado.” they translate it as “ I had bought it for "him”. So there’s no way to know from the sentence that it was bought for “plural someones”.
Would this conundrum ever happen in real life, i.e. in converstion or writing, or would it always be clear from the preceding sentence?
Thank you for your patience,
Nicole
How do we know if a noun is masculine or feminine in Spanish if it a new word to us? Is there a clue I am missing or is it just a guess?
I have a couple of questions:
How to determine when to use en/el or no article in sentences like Me gusta ir a la playa en verano
From the exercise:
I like going to the beach in summer
Kwizbot Me gusta ir a la playa en verano
You Me gusta ir a la playa el verano
In writing the adjective for this next section, it made me realize that I need info on forming adjectives and wondered if you have any lessons on forming adjectives:
For example, from the test:
Re: is very relaxing
Kwizbot es muy relajante
You es muy relajado
Thank you,
Nicole
Could "Personally" also be translated as "Para mi"?
Hi, is it an idea for a change in your software in order for example if there is a single sentence like in the above "nosotros seguimos el rastro del asesino" you could just click on it and it gets transferred to the notebook along with the vocals. Alot of the time I don't need the whole lesson to be put into the notebook. Also it would be smoother/slicker that way rather than put the sentence manually in the notebook. Also with manual imput you do not get the vocals.
Can I switch the two parts of the sentence and keep the basic structure of each clause and keep the meaning? For example, instead of "Haciendo unos muebles de madera me corté con la sierra.", could I say: "Me corté con la sierra haciendo unos muebles de madera."
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