Definite Article UsageHello lovely Spanish speaking people, this comment is aimed at our lovely Kwiziq language content kings and queens.
The definite article, it's breaking me! There seems to be a lot of micro learnings about the definite article through Kwiziq, and even some gems of information in this forum, but it's difficult. I have a Spanish book that devotes 18 small font pages to when to use it and when not, but it won't stick.
Please could we consider a set of lessons (or the grouping of the current lessons) on how and when to use these tricky little items? I feel that it could be a subject all in itself.
I'm part way into level B1, so if they are in my future, I'm ok with that too.
Thanks
it seems to be a typo in the above exercise. It says "damos" instead of "vamos"
In Mexico we do not use the vosotros form and I wrote you about it and you said you were working on not using it for Spanish in Mexico. This lesson had half of the questions in this tense. This is wasting my money and time to learn what I do not need. Please give your students a way to avoid counting these questions. Thank you
Why do we need the indirect pronoun in this sentence at all as Flor is referred to by name?
Is it just for emphasis, would a natural speaker include it?
Hello lovely Spanish speaking people, this comment is aimed at our lovely Kwiziq language content kings and queens.
The definite article, it's breaking me! There seems to be a lot of micro learnings about the definite article through Kwiziq, and even some gems of information in this forum, but it's difficult. I have a Spanish book that devotes 18 small font pages to when to use it and when not, but it won't stick.
Please could we consider a set of lessons (or the grouping of the current lessons) on how and when to use these tricky little items? I feel that it could be a subject all in itself.
I'm part way into level B1, so if they are in my future, I'm ok with that too.
Thanks
Hola Inma,
Cociné esta comida la semana pasada y es aún mejor que se puede imaginar. La combinación de las verduras [pimientos rojas y verdes y tomates] en un caldo de pescado es perfecto para un día frío .... pero no te olvides al menos dos dientes de ajo. Las patatas terminan la textura del plato perfectamente. Tenemos la suerte tener pescaderías excelentes en nuestra región [de Irlanda] así que no es difícil comprar atún fresca.
Para información: El nombre inusual es de "Marmite" [de francés], que es una tipa de cacerola metálica con una tapa. "Marmitako" es lo que se llama en el país vasco. Además, en el oeste de Cantabria este plato se llama "Sorropotún," y en el este y en el centro de la costa, "Marmita." Todo el mundo debería probarlo. Saludos. John
Do all of these subordinating conjunctions always require a subjunctive verb to follow?
I put argentina nacional instead of nacional argentina. Can't the adjective go after the noun here or does it have to be before it? Thanks.
Lovely expression but took a bit of research to find what it means:
¿Cómo puedes dejarte ver con esas pintas? How can I show you around looking like that?¿Cómo puede salir en la tele con esas pintas? How can she go on TV looking like that?
No debe ser fácil con esas pintas. Can't be easy in that getup.
Hope this helps others
I learned the hard way that I shouldn't try to reason it out. Just use aun when there is a preposition.
aun con
aun sin
and even with the clause words, like the lesson says
aun si
aun cuando
Sometimes you just have to use tricks until you have a better understanding of the larger rule!
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