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Doug B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

2 clarification questions re ya sea/ya fuera

Using the example from above:

Tenía que conseguir cualquier trabajo, ya fuera de día o de noche.

I had to get a job, either a day job or a night job.

1) can it be used with MORE than 2 choices?

ex: "I had to get a job, either a day job, a night job, or a part-time job."

and

2) Not sure how ask gramatically... could it also be used in just 1 phrase?ex: "I had to get either a day job or a night job."

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Siobhán G.A0Kwiziq community member

Írsele la mano a alguien

How do you use the above expression ,how is it conjugated? For example, how would I say " the situation got out of hand " ? Where does "alguien" come into it? Thank you

Asked 5 years ago

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Construction with specific date

Hola,

So with a specific date, is the construction

Desde hace + specific date + que + verb in preterite

Desde hace 2010 que terminé mis estudios

Gracias,

Asked 5 years ago

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Matthieu M.C1Kwiziq community member

wanted and wanted ?

hello,

I am struggling with that one, my native language is French and although my English is pretty good (I am an English teacher after all), the difference between "wanted" and "wanted" is pretty slim indeed....

isn't there a more grammatical approach to this ? I am afraid the semantics approach does not cut it for me ...

thanks in adavance

Asked 5 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Algo de al/la

Can I say : algo de la bebida que está en la nevera?

Asked 6 years ago

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Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member

Sentence: por las tardes

Hello,

I was wondering why the sentence "in the evening..." is translated with "por laS tardeS...". Why is it plural here? Would "por la tarde" also be correct?

Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

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A G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aun - as intensifier?

Could you please include a few examples in the lesson that show how “aun” works in phrases like “aun más bonito.” I’m finding it harder to keep straight without having examples - I have to switch my brain to English & try to translate back, and I’m still getting it wrong!

Asked 5 years ago

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ama s.C1Kwiziq community member

Deber + infinitive

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.

Asked 4 years ago

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Brett T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The English seems unnatural or wrong to me.Nosotros estaríamos equivocados contigo.

We would be wrong with you.

I would say "We would be wrong about you."

Asked 5 years ago

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Colin C.B2Kwiziq community member

Taking forgetting into account?

Do levels degrade over time? (Like, if I’m 100% on A0 right now, will that go down over time so that I’m forced to review as I forget?) If not, I think that’s an important feature to add.

Asked 6 years ago

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