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grace m.B1Kwiziq community member

Sentir or Sentirse?

I came across a sentence in a book I was reading and it said,

"ya no se sienten ganas de beber"

I understand "ganas" as a noun meaning that they are stating they do not have the "desire" to drink I think.

Why is sentirse used instead of sentir when "ganas" is the direct object?

Thank you

Asked 4 years ago

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Paul E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A couple of small errors in this lesson

Hi there, in this lesson there are a couple of errors,

In the introduction the sentence "This affects to all subjects" is a little confusing, I think that the "to" has found it's way in.
Secondly, there is no mention of the removal of the letter "i" for the ellos conjugation of the verb. Both examples show that it is gone, but there isn't a note in the lesson.
Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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se encuentra en el sur de España, cerca del Mediterranean Sea - I wrote this for the first sentence “it is located at the south of Spain, near to the Mediterranean Sea”. My questions are: is se encuentra accepted? And how do we know if we should write it as a name for Mediterranean Sea or as El mar Mediterráneo? And does qué exclamation sentences always in plural? Thanks

Asked 3 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Spanish missing some of the englishVoy a cambiar a mi hijo de colegio ________ no mejora pronto. I will transfer my son to another school if he doesn't improve soon.
“To another school” is missing in spanish.

Asked 4 years ago

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Alejandro S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translate: not because I didn't want to see my boss

I’ve read the explanation for the lesson several times but I still can’t understand the answer from the quiz below:

Prompt: No fui al trabajo, ________ sino porque estaba enferma.

I didn't go to work, not because I didn't want to see my boss but because I was ill.

Why is this correct? no porque no quisiera ver a mi jefeWhy is this wrong? no porque no querría ver a mi jefe

Asked 4 years ago

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Susan G.A1Kwiziq community member

How can I add accentsEvery time I have to type a word with an accent I get marked wrong but I can't do accents on my computer

Asked 4 years ago

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E. O.C1Kwiziq community member

Haber de + infinitive instead?

Hi there! One of the quizzes asks for the correct phrase in the following sentence:

Las aceitunas ________ en septiembre. (The olives must be harvested in September.)

Would it not be possible to use "han de recolectar" here instead of "deben ser recolectadas"?

Asked 4 years ago

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CHARLES S.B1Kwiziq community member

Poder in the preterite tense

If I understand this correctly,(always a big "if") I think you should make reference to any irregularities in the ending. E.g., first person singular ends in "e" and third person has no accent. Maybe there are others.

Asked 2 years ago

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