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Garry M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

why skip the literary translation?

"dentro del seno de una familia catolica, (etc)" = within the bosom of a catholic family. Why pare down the literary parts to just the basic meaning of "to a catholic family (etc)"? The "dentro del seno" seems to indicate that he was born into a loving, caring family (O.K. plus wealthy and traditional!). But when we read Cervantes and Shakespeare aren't those literary embellishments what made them classics?

Asked 2 years ago

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g m t.B1KwizIQ community member

Uh, no.

This is NOT AO level crap.

Are you Duh-lingo or something?

Who dreams up these "tests"? The jerk who runs Duh-lingo? Waldo?

Asked 2 years ago

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Annie c.B2KwizIQ community member

with athleisure clothes

why is it incorrect to say con ropas de athleisure? clothes is plural

the correct answer is ropa de athleisure.

Asked 4 years ago

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Melissa M.A0KwizIQ community member

Son deWould the literal translation be: “The dolls are of plastic.”?If so, how would I know when to use a word for “made”?
________ muñecas son de plástico. The dolls are made of plastic.

Asked 3 years ago

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Frankie F.B1KwizIQ community member

Lesson page called FORMING EL IMPERFECTO PROGRESIVO

The title of the page is: forming el Imperfecto Progresivo con estar + gerundio but the next paragraph jumps to the Pretérito Imperfecto:

“In the case of El Pretérito Imperfecto, this is how the progressive tense is formed.”

Is the pretérito imperfecto and the imperfecto progresivo the same tense, just a different name?

Thank you.

Frankie

Asked 5 years ago

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Karl G.B2KwizIQ community member

Esta es mi primera leccion en el nivel B1, pero no he estudiado el subjunctivo.

This is my first lesson at B1, (yay) but it seems to assume i ready know the subjunctive conjugations. Should I just skip it, and wait until I get lessons on the subjunctive?

Asked 5 years ago

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Larry C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Unknown word

What is "el halda"? The only definition in my dictionary is skirt or sackcloth, and it is listed as feminine, not masculine.

Asked 3 years ago

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Devin P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

cierto means true if it appears after a noun?

The lesson states the following:

Cierto can also mean "verdadero/seguro" (true/truthful/sure/reliable). In this case, used with a noun, the adjective cierto is placed after the noun. For example:

¿Es cierto lo que dijo Marcos ayer?Is it true what Marcos said yesterday?

In the example above cierto is following a verb. Am I missing something?

Asked 1 year ago

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