¿Qué significa? En este caso, "te" es un ejemplo del dativo del interés, ¿verdad? ¿A quién es conjugado "darse"? Al final, ¿hay una lección sobre esta construcción?

Muchas gracias

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Graeme R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using dejar to mean borrow/lend (Spain v Latin America)

I'm quite confused regarding 'borrow' and 'lend' in Spanish.

I wonder if it's because I've been learning Spanish from a Latin American source and have learned various ways to say 'to borrow' and 'to lend' using such things as 'prestar', 'pedir prestado' and 'tomar prestado'. Grammatically I understand how these phrases work, but they only seem to imply borrow/lend, and I've never been entirely comfortable using any of them!

I.O.P + dejar as used in Spain is quite new to me... and it actually makes sense straight away!

So, I'm interested to know if 'prestar' is used at all in Spain, and if so, how?

BTW, as there seems to be no exact equivalent to borrow and lend between English and Spanish many people get confused by it. A separate lesson on the subject would be a great addition to the Kwiziq library imo ;)

Saludos

Asked 6 years ago

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Rin L.A1Kwiziq community member

Gemelo versus Mellizo

Hi! This is my first time asking a question on here so I don't know how quickly I'll get a reply. I take Spanish as a class, but I failed my second semester. My school did some weird things and now a year later I'm retaking it... without any knowledge from the first semester which is why I'm on here.
My teacher and our textbook (VHS Senderos Supersite) say that gemelo/a translates to twin. Is this a dialect difference? Or is it just a translation error?

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Alain H.A0Kwiziq community member

de donde es usted

Asked 7 years ago

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Chris L.A0Kwiziq community member

The Spanish letter GHow do you pronounce the Spanish letter G? Sometimes it sounds like an English H when saying Girasol and at other times it sounds like an English W eg. La Guajira. Also How does it sound when pronouncing the Spanish word Guapo? Is it an Engish G sound or an English W sound or maybe nearer to an English H sound?

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Susan D.A2Kwiziq community member

Encontrar ?This lesson seems to define encontrar as 'being able to find': ex. I can't find my keys' : Yo no encuentro mis llaves. Why not : Yo no puedo encontrar mis llaves.

Asked 8 years ago

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Sherri ..C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

who or whom

Just a comment. I think this subject is difficult without making the English incorrect. It becomes much more understandable when the translation is made using correct English. Some examples:

¿A quién le enviaste la carta?
Who did you send the letter to?
The English should be: To whom did you send the letter?

¿Para quién has comprado esas flores tan bonitas?
Who have you bought such pretty flowers for?
The English should be: For whom have you bought such pretty flowers?

¿Con quiénes vais de vacaciones?
Who are you going on holiday with?
The English should be: With whom are you going on holiday?

¿Por quién harías una locura?
Who would you do something crazy for?
The English should be: For whom would you do something crazy?

This does not include all the examples, but it is enough to see the problem.

Asked 6 years ago

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Catriona T.B2Kwiziq community member

Placement of pronounsI'm getting confused. This lesson tells us pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or after the verb, attached to it, except with imperatives it must be the latter. I seem to remember a situation in which they must go before the verb but can't remember what it is.

Asked 8 years ago

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