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D. A.B2KwizIQ community member

May imagine

Hiya,

I used ‘como imaginarías’ to translate ‘as you may imagine’. I had my English conditional head on. Would that be acceptable and understandable?

Many thanks,

Dan

Asked 4 years ago

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John O.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Has de saber, que ocupan 1.800 metros cuadrados.......

Hola Inma,

I'm not familiar with this construction "Has (Hacer) de."

I have looked it up (WordReference) but can't reconcile the meanings that they provide, with the phrase in this exercise.

Can you help with it please?

Saludos

John

Asked 6 years ago

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B. M.A1KwizIQ community member

You should fix yoiur website.

So ¿cómo está? is an incorrect answer for a child?

Don't remember ever hearing that one, only that it is okay to use the informal version with them.

Also you site is jumping past questions when I give the answer to a previous question, I know I should notice but your site shouldn't do that either.

It's happened a couple of time and I think I've done well on a test only to find out I didn't answer a couple of the questions.

Also there are drop downs that don't show some of the answer and lo and behold one of them is apparently the correct answer, which only confuses me because I end up picking the best sounding incorrect answer.

Asked 5 years ago

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Julie F.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

use of subjunctiveNo apagues la luz del salón, por favor.Please don't turn off the light in the lounge.
hi what's the rule for using the subjunctive here?thank you

Asked 2 years ago

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S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Encontrarse con v. encontrarse a

Pensé que "encontrarse con" significaba un encuentro planeado mientras que "encontrarse a" significaba un encuentro casual. ¿Estoy equivocado?

Asked 1 year ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Atestiguar enUsted quería atestiguar en contra mía. You wanted to testify against me.Hola, is en required after atestiguar? It sounds awkward. Saludos y gracias.Shirley.

Asked 3 years ago

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Garry M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

sentir -v- sentirse

Surely both versions are about "how" the speaker feels:

Cada vez que veo esa película siento escalofríos. - Every time I see that movie it gives me the shivers. (lit: I feel the shivers)

versus: Rafael se siente mareado. ¡Trae un vaso de agua! - -Rafael is feeling dizzy. Bring a glass of water!
There must be a better way to determine which version to use, no?

Or is it that with sentir it's when an external force is affecting the speaker and with sentirse it's a matter of personal, internal sensation/emotion. It seems to be a very fine line of definition . . .

Asked 2 years ago

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Maxi A.B2KwizIQ community member

some of the translations are not translated: una toalla, helado

Asked 4 years ago

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Amethyst K.B2KwizIQ community member

"Ojalá encuentren" example

Hi, in this example:

Ojalá encuentren la medicina adecuada para tratar su enfermedad.I wish they found the right medicine to treat his illness.

Doesn't the Spanish say "I hope they find the right medicine to treat his illness."? That is, "ojalá encuentren" is in the present tense expressing a hope, not the past tense expressing a lament ("I wish they (implied: had) found.")

Asked 5 years ago

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