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Siobhán G.A0Kwiziq community member

Írsele la mano a alguien

How do you use the above expression ,how is it conjugated? For example, how would I say " the situation got out of hand " ? Where does "alguien" come into it? Thank you

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de / por la tarde

HI,

In the example sentences I have now come across 'de la tarde' and 'por la tarde' both meaning 'in the afternoon'.

Are they interchangeable?

Thank you.

Regards,

Colin

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Stephanie S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Navidades in plural?

Is "navidad" typically used in plural, like in this example?

Estas serán las primeras navidades sin Cristina. -These will be the first Christmas without Cristina.

Also, the translation should be "This will be..."

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Stephanie S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

emphasis before vs. after

Am I correct in understanding that with bueno/malo, putting it before the noun creates more emphasis?

Like " mi padre es un hombre bueno." -My father is a good man.

"Mi padre es un buen hombre." -My father is a [really] good man.

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Jack R.A1Kwiziq community member

Understanding how to say nationalities properlyA sentence on a recent test: “Nosotras vivimos en Dublín pero somos _______.” English sentence: We live in Dublin but we are Portuguese.”. I provided the masculine form “Portugueses” which was marked wrong for the feminine form “Portuguesas.” I’m not sure why the feminine form is use here. Thanks

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Jack R.A1Kwiziq community member

Question 5 in my first Qwizbot test of 02/16/21.

The question reads: Nosotros ____________ pocas cosas.” English sentence reads: “We don’t say much.” I put down “no decimos” which was marked wrong for just “decimos”. Not sure why “no” wouldn’t precede “decimos” in this sentence. Please advise. Thanks.

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Alice O.C1Kwiziq community member

Do you need the subjunctive twice?

Can you sometimes omit the first subjunctive and just use e.g lo que sea instead of sea lo que sea ? Ive read some texts online and they don't seem to write the full version, does it have slightly different nuance/meaning?

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VIOLETA L.C1Kwiziq community member

I listen to music vs I watch television

In "I hate the rain" writing exercise, it is "Ver la televisión", so why isn't it also "Escucho (a?) la música"? It says the correct answer is "Escucho música"

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Greg C.C1Kwiziq community member

Simple past pedir and competir/servir

Hi,

I'm just wondering why didn't you group pedir with competiir/servir into one lesson. Their semi regular pattern with changes in the 3rd person only appear to be identical, and it would streamline the process.

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Janet c.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Odd use of "sweetie"

"if you want a sweetie, eat your soup". lol, to me, sweetie is sweetheart, or some other affectionate term. Sweet = caramelo.

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