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Doug B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Error in Kwiz- both choices are the same on first question

Asked 5 years ago

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Stuart M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of gran/de in the negative sense

Would it be fair to say that in a negative situation you would not use gran?

So, it would not be un gran atasco, but un atasco grande? (a big traffic jam)

Muchísimas gracias,

Asked 7 years ago

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David M.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Using 'sin' + infinitive

Looking at Inma's
Sin/sin que + infinitive/subjuntive in Spanish (subordinate manner clause)%252Fsearch%253Fs%253Dsin%252Bque - and favouring the simpler construction when it is permitted, presumably we could also say? > "... [alcancen su potencial] sin verse afectada su integridad física y moral".

Asked 6 years ago

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Gabor E.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

¿En qué estaría pensando cuando lo hizo? - does the concional imply past here?

I translate this with "what would she be thinking when she made it", is that correct? What confuses me a bit is that "estaría" is used to describe events in the past but it is present here. This is still just a 'condicional simple', correct?

Elsewhere I found an example where "¿Qué estaría pensando ella?" is being translated with "what was she thinking?" Again, the past seems to be implied here.

Asked 5 years ago

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Robert H.C1KwizIQ community member

Rationale or to learn 'by heart'

I miss the rationale behind this. is this something to learn 'by heart'? as in, just learn these exceptions and you're good to go?... or is there some reasoning, eg. that without the accent it would be pronounced wrong.. this because of ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I would like to ask why sometimes a is used after oler and sometimes not ... huelo a gas/huelo algo horrible?

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Para istead of que

Podemos cambiar que por la preposición para? No hay alimentos para comer?

Asked 4 years ago

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Andrew R.KwizIQ community member

Bendecir y Predecir

puede explicar porque el participio de bendecir no sigue el cambio de las otras formas de "decir". muchas gracias......andrew rosenfeld

Asked 5 years ago

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David M.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Infinitive with "aconsejable"?Is it worth mentioning, and maybe even cautioning against the [simpler !] construction "[Es] aconsejable + infinitivo"? - i.e., writing: "sería aconsejable visitar la Casa-Museo Unamuno"? ... (My Oxford Spanish Dictionary actually includes a sentence to illustrate its use: "Es aconsejable reservar un asiento") ... Or is this considered 'sub-standard'?

My grammar book (by Butt and Benjamin) says that the verb 'aconsejar' is in a transitional state, such that it is sometimes seen followed by an infinitive rather than by a subjunctive (despite the change of subject - like 'persuadir' and several other verbs)... Perhaps the 'Academia' in Madrid needs to make a ruling on this matter?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mary Jane H.C1KwizIQ community member

Why was my use of pronoun marked wrong?

My answer “él tuviera” was marked wrong. How is it wrong to include the stated pronoun for clarity?

Asked 4 years ago

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