Pensar sobreHi Inma, I read your response below to Anna’s question “en vs sobre” and noted that there are three more examples of the use of “sobre” in the lesson.
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
Nosotros pensamos sobre la situación política del país.
¿Qué piensan ustedes sobre esta candidata?
It seems to me, as you indicate in your response below, that “pensar sobre” es associated with an opinion, but I’m not sure about the details.
“Qué + pensar + sobre” seems to be a construction to ask for an opinion, the same as we would in English. “What do you think about…”
I’m not sure about the example that begins with “Nosotros pensamos sobre…” but it seems to indicate that they are forming an opinion.
Is this correct? Thanks.
Hola! Podrías explicar por qué tendríamos que usar 'sonara' aquí en lugar de 'suene' o 'haya sonado'? Serían todas correctas y simplemente significan cosas diferentes? Gracias!
What does "Niños, dejad de hablar tanto." mean?
Why are these two sentences different? One uses "para comprar" and the other just "comprar." I want to understand the rule that allows you to omit "para" before an infinitive.
1. Le costó 5 dólares comprarlo de nuevo.
2. Él necesita 5 dólares para comprarlo.
The third sentence is not a complete sentence as it lacks a verb. For that reason, I attached it to the second sentence with a coma. To me, that didn't sound right either. Often, I don't grade myself on punctuation because I find that phrases that can stand alone as complete thoughts end with a coma in these exercises, and those that should continue after a coma don't. Because we are transcribing without the opportunity to go back or listen ahead, it is sometimes difficult to know which to use. I usually don't bother correcting punctuation and just correct my Spanish. This paragraph was particularly bothersome. Yes, I do listen to the whole piece beforehand and even take quick notes, but this taxes my short-term memory, especially with the longer readings and higher levels. Professional transcribers constantly pause and backtrack so as not to make mistakes.
Hello,
The above story is very nice. I was wondering if the last line could render a more direct translation. Like, "I think I will take photos to remember this day." Any suggestions.
Mitchell
Hi Inma, I read your response below to Anna’s question “en vs sobre” and noted that there are three more examples of the use of “sobre” in the lesson.
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
Nosotros pensamos sobre la situación política del país.
¿Qué piensan ustedes sobre esta candidata?
It seems to me, as you indicate in your response below, that “pensar sobre” es associated with an opinion, but I’m not sure about the details.
“Qué + pensar + sobre” seems to be a construction to ask for an opinion, the same as we would in English. “What do you think about…”
I’m not sure about the example that begins with “Nosotros pensamos sobre…” but it seems to indicate that they are forming an opinion.
Is this correct? Thanks.
Hi,
I'm just wondering why didn't you group pedir with competiir/servir into one lesson. Their semi regular pattern with changes in the 3rd person only appear to be identical, and it would streamline the process.
i have read somewhere that perfect tense could be used too
for example, he estudiado desde hace 6 meses. = estudio desde hace 6 meses.
is this piece of information wrong? when can we use perfect tense then?
I think the conjugation of servir in this lesson seems to be incorrect, it leaves off the s in all forms, except in the nosotros form i where it leaves off the root ser.
What is the difference between para la que and para el que.
Can someone please explain when we cannot use either of the two.
Gracias!
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