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Lalia A.B1KwizIQ community member

Subject verb agreement

Greetings, I have a question about the sentence “Mientras, los otros niños hacíamos una fila…” If the subject is los otros niños, should the verbs in this sentence be conjugated in the third person plural? Hacían? Entraban? There is no indication that the narrator is including himself in the group of kids waiting in line. Please help me understand. Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

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David L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Language to express 'Those who'

In this text, 'those who' is translated in two different ways.. are they sinónimos?

quienes osaban visitarlo podían susurrar sus anhelos

Aquellos que se adentraban en la oscuridad del bosque

I used 'los que'. Is that always wrong?

Gracias

Asked 2 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Mis cortinas nuevas se han hecho en dos días. “My curtains were made in two days”. Can you say ”se hicieron” instead of se han hecho”?

Asked 6 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why tanto not tan?Yo no tengo tanto picardía. I am not so sly. Hi, the lesson says tanto means “so much”. Also, picardía is an adjective so “tan” seems right. I’m confused. Gracias, Shirley.

Asked 3 years ago

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Jeff G.B1KwizIQ community member

Why Imperfecto?I don't understand why this is preterito imperfecto. "The little ones ate sweets and sandwiches at the party" does not sound like it's describing a situation. It sounds like an action completed in the past, therefore preterito indefinido. "The little ones were eating sweets and sandwiches at the party" sounds like it's describing a situation - but that's not what the question says.

Asked 3 years ago

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M. C.B1KwizIQ community member

Article - la las etc

Is there a lesson to understand when the Spanish use an article - eg desde el surf hasta la escalada, and when they don't - eg conquistando repos nuevos

Asked 3 years ago

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william B.B1KwizIQ community member

Does «media naranja» (soulmate) literally mean "orange sock"?

Does «media naranja» (soulmate) literally mean "orange sock"? How did this term for "soulmate" develop in Spanish culture?

Asked 3 years ago

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James G.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

¡Congratulaciones a todos!

Esta nota es para Laura y todas las personas otras quién desarrollaron este método de enseñar español: Ustedes han creado una revolución en el campo de educación de idiomas. ¡Congratulaciones a todos!

Asked 6 years ago

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Brandon H.C1KwizIQ community member

Question usage is not in the lesson

Question: ¡Estén atentos! means: Pay attention!

I don't see anywhere on the lesson that explains this usage. It seems like it's being used as a command/order.

Asked 4 years ago

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EZGI T.A2KwizIQ community member

Antonio lo ha hecho por mí.

Hola,

Antonio lo ha hecho por mí. --> when we say this, shouldn't we use para to imply someone or something receives benefits from an action?

Gracias a todos.

Asked 6 years ago

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