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Vince V.C1Kwiziq community member

Ningunas/os for nouns that are always pluralThe explanation of the use of ningunas/os seems to have changed. "The plurals ningunos and ningunas also exist, but they are quite rare and add an emphatic sense to the negation." I think it used to say that they are used for nouns that are always plural such as, las gafas. Did this change? Is the "always plural" usage still correct in addition to adding emphasis?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ole M.A1Kwiziq community member

gustar - form of the verb

If you translate "gustar" with "please" it becomes much easier to understand:

Le gustan mujeres: him please women - women please him - he likes women

It's not a question, it's a way to understand that - in this case - mujeres is the subject and decides the form of the verb

Asked 5 years ago

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Robert G.C1Kwiziq community member

si es que VS si no que

Does the expression "Si no queue" functions in the same way as "si es que" Here's an example sentence: ¡Si no que está prediciendo todos mis movimientos! ¡¿Qué planeas, niño?! Could we as well say, without changing the meaning: ¡Si es que está prediciendo todos mis movimientos! ¡¿Qué planeas, niño?!

Asked 10 months ago

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Jackie B.A2Kwiziq community member

When to use female or masc. NationalitiesNosotras vivimos en Dublín pero somos ________. We live in Dublin but we are Portuguese.(HINT: portugués = singular for Portuguese
Why is the answer portugesas, which isfemale?

Asked 2 years ago

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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Double negative

Instead of using the 'double negative' in "espero que no haya ningún accidente porque si no ..." - could we also say: "espero que no haya ningún accidente porque si lo hay, será peor"? - i.e., arguing that it sounds clearer to word it as: "I hope that there is no accident, because if there is [one] then it will be [even] worse"... In English, certainly, some thought would be necessary in order to work out the meaning of: "I hope that there is no accident, because if not then it will be [even] worse". I suppose this is really just a 'matter of taste' -[in both languages? - I have the impression that double negatives are a complicated topic in Spanish].

Asked 3 years ago

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Kevin C.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of subjunctive

sin importar su origen se les llame "gallegos. Why is the the subjunctive used with llamar rather that the indicative?

Asked 4 years ago

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David C.A1Kwiziq community member

Why does should have done [something] use the present conditional rather than the perfect conditional?

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AbigaelKwiziq

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I think there is some grammar missing.

Asked 4 years ago

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Paris K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

se les son atribuidos'

Hola forum y los expertos

Mi pregunta es sobre la frase 'Sin embargo, se les atribuyen aspectos positivos' y su alternativa 'Sin embargo, se les son atribuidos aspectos positivos'. Entiendo bien cómo se funciona la primera frase usado, pero no entiendo la alternativa porque confundido por la construcción gramática 'se les son atribuidos'.

Me podríais explicar la construcción gramática 'se les son atribuidos' por favor

Asked 5 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is futuro wrong?

________ del colegio tendrás que hacer tus deberes.

When you get back from school you will have to do your homework.

Cuando volverás

Cuando hayas vuelto

Cuando volverías

Cuando volviste

The right answer is "hayas vuelto" , but I don't understand why "volverás" is wrong.

Asked 5 years ago

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