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C. S.B2Kwiziq community member
"tu espalda te va a dar" In this sentence, why is "tu espalda" used, whereas in one of the lessons, whereas in this lesson the definitive article is used. Using definite articles el, la, los, las in Spanish with bodyparts and clothing (Artículo definido)%252Fsearch%253Fs%253Dbody%2526model%253Dgrammar


Also, would "va a darte" also be correct?

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Jill T.C1Kwiziq community member
Are 'al atardececer' and 'al atardecer' the same? I can't find atardececer in any dictionary.


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Christine C.A2Kwiziq community member
No access to Spanish keyboard on my pc

I do not have a Spanish keyboard so cannot put in the accents

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Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
para andar por los andamios"para andar por los andamios" Can't caminar be used as well as andar?
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Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
indefinido and imperfecto

I don't understand why the imperfect "Teníamos que llevar" is used and not the preterite. After studying again when to use imperfect, it would seem that this sentence is " We used to have to wear" or "We were having to wear", whereas "We had to wear" would be "Tuvimos que llevar".  I can't see how the phrase "We had to wear protective hats" suggests it is ongoing and not completed. Obviously I'm wrong but I don't get it.

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Wil F.C1Kwiziq community member
Quedar vs Poner

"Alfredo se quedó tan sorprendido que se puso pálido"

Por qué no es "se puso tan sorprendido"? En la explicación de grammática 'Using convertirse en / ponerse / hacerse / quedarse´, se dice que se debería usar ´quedar´ por los cambios permenantes, y poner por los temporales.

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Dee J.C1Kwiziq community member
El garillo

Hi there,.

I'm struggling to find a translation for el garillo. Could you explain what this phrase means? (me voy a llevar la mano con el garillo)

Many thanks

Dee

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Janet D.A2Kwiziq community member
Where can I find sentences for ME to practise the imperative? I want to work it out myself, not read sentences with the imperative already filled in.
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Clara M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Pintxos y rioja?

¡Chicos, esto no es justo...otra vez! ;))  Hablando de cosas tan deliciosas...me encantan los pintxos y por supuesto me encanta el vino de Rioja. 

¡Bueno, eso es todo, me voy a España para comer algo de buena comida y vino! Jajajaja :))

P.S. Thank you for all the fantastic and really informative translation exercises that you provide for us. I really enjoy them!

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Risa L.Kwiziq community member
The use of que as ‘to’

Hi there, 

I’ve seen this use of que a few times but can’t find any explanations for the rules.

For example- Hay tantas cosas que aprender. 

Hay muchísimas cosas que hacer.

I know que can be used as to/than in comparisons but I don’t understand the use of que here.

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