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Hayley L.B2Kwiziq community member
Can we use for dates?

Hi, can we use antes and despues for dates? For example "before Friday" or "after Monday".

Asked 4 years ago
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Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Soy feliz

Why is it "soy feliz" and not "estoy"?

Asked 5 years ago
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Pat B.C1Kwiziq community member
What is the pronunciation rule?

Why does changing g to j preserve the infinitive pronunciation?

Asked 2 years ago
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Dan B.C1Kwiziq community member
Why not subjunctive present tense?In this item:  "Era recomendable que fuéramos juntos a la excursión" why is "fuéramos" and not "vayamos" used for the translation "It was recommended that we go together on the trip."?
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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
When to use articles with direct objects?

I noticed a pattern in the examples.  Articles are always used with the subject of a sentence, but articles are only used some of the time with direct objects.

ARTICLES NOT USED WITH DIRECT OBJECTS

hoy no hay clase de español, tienes peces de colores, he comprado vasos de plástico, no tengo disfraz de Halloween

ARTICLES USED WITH DIRECT OBJECTS

ver la ropa de niño, voy a contarte un cuento de hadas, tengo que guardar mi ropa de verano, prefiero el vestido de flores, quieres un helado de fresa

QUESTION:  Is there a rule for when to use articles with the direct object?

Cheers,

Marcos

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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Silent "h" in "búho"

The noun "búho" [= eagle owl] is an illustration of the way in which a 'silent h' has no bearing on whether or not there is a hiatus. At first glance, foreigners might think [incorrectly] that it should form two syllables *without* the need for a tilde.

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Changes for plural nouns

Hola,

Not sure I’ve seen it in the examples, but presumably when we are talking for instance, how long the trousers are, we would say...

Los pantalones miden 80 cms de largo

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i.e. the verb (medir, etc) matches the noun, as per the usual rule.

Gracias,


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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
ve llegar a ... su madre

This is an interesting construction. is there a lesson that deals with it?

It would seem to me that 'a su madre' should be after ve. could K say ... ve a su madre llegar?

Asked 6 years ago
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Melissa M.A2Kwiziq community member
"Estoy haciendo..."

Why does the speaker sound like he is making some kind of extra sound before saying the first word "estoy"? I listed to it over and over and it sounds so strange to me - like a "y" or "e" sound before he says "estoy". Am I missing or misunderstanding something? Thanks!

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Future/ closer future

Hola,

I can already hear myself overthinking, and then checking myself in regards this!

Is a fair way of thinking about this, that:

Imperfect subj - general usage

Present subj - if it feels like it's about to happen

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Gracias,

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