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Missy E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When to use the "Personal a" with multiple people

Hello Inma, I don't think you understood my question earlier.

I was wondering why there isn't the "personal a" before each name in the example. There is only one a in the example with 2 names. Why isn't there 2 personal a, before each name? In all your examples, the sentences only have one person in each of your examples. I know I've seen before an A before each person/pet when there are 2 or more in a sentence.

Why is it "a Paula y Cristina" and not "a Paula y a Cristina" ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Jannice K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of TonteríaNos enfadamos por una tontería.We got angry at each other over (because of) a trifle.
At first when I saw Trifle in the translation I thought of a pudding (postre). Ha ha. I don’t think trifle is the correct word to use for the translation of tontería in this example. Perhaps use ‘something trivial / trivial thing’

Asked 2 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I noticed that por poco is always used with the Present tense, even when talking about the past. Is my assumption correct? Thank you, Emanuel

Asked 5 years ago

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Rosslyn F.A2Kwiziq community member

Hay or esta?

If está is followed by an adjective & hay by a noun, why is it 'hay niebla' rather than 'está niebla'?

Asked 4 years ago

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Sandra D.B2Kwiziq community member

So is this formate used in everyday conversation?

Asked 6 years ago

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Clara M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

A very interesting exercise...

Esto me hizo reír...

¡Tantos tamaños diferentes y todo depende de donde estés! Me da igual porque no me gusta la cerveza, jajaja. Me pregunto, ¿Es así con el vino? Espero que no! El vino es mi bebida favorita...una copa de tinto, pero nunca querría un litro! :))

Gracias por este ejercicio informativo.

Asked 4 years ago

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Ryan C.B1Kwiziq community member

question about using cientos/as

Your explanation says that whole hundreds AFTER 200 agree with the noun it precedes, but doesn´t 100 also?

I.e. hay cientas diez chicas?

If not what would be the correct answer?

Asked 4 years ago

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Shannon G.A2Kwiziq community member

Using the article "las"

Is it not correct to say "las nueces" in the sentence translated from "I like eating nuts and honey?"