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Paul E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ser or Estar

Hello, please would you explain why the verb SER is used in the sentence "la comida del restaurante era mala". I'm confused which rule is used to trigger SER rather than ESTAR,

Thanks

Asked 4 years ago

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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?

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Kay P.A1Kwiziq community member

Fuertemente o fuertamente

We were told to form an adverb you take the feminine form and add 'mente' so it would effectively be 'Amente' So why does it say fuertamente is wrong, it's fuertEmente?

1Los enamorados se abrazan ________ . Lovers embrace each other tightly.(HINT: Convert "fuerte" into an adverb.)fuertamentefuertementefuertomente

Asked 2 years ago

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Marcos G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Will this memory trick work?

When talking about unknown information, use cuándo.

When talking about known information, use cuando.

Will this always work?

Thanks.

Marcos

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Thea R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

deciding probability

Is it possible to tell whether something is more or less probable without a context?

e.g the test question which translates as ' write down the address in case you forget'

Asked 4 years ago

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Christine B.C1Kwiziq community member

talking about the weather

I don't understand the difference between hace and hay when talking about the weather. Can anyone explain the difference to me?

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ANSHU P.A2Kwiziq community member

Comma after a mí

Why do we need a comma after a mí? Wherever I have seen, it appears without any comma.

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Karen M.B1Kwiziq community member

Translation of this exercise

Can you please provide the translation upon completion of the exercise? It would be helpful.

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Alan K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This usage is also common in colloquial English.

Examples: "What you did was well out of order" (very wrong). "My dog's well hard" (very tough). "I'm well chuffed" (very pleased). "He was well choked" (very disappointed).

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