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Ελισάβετ Α.C1KwizIQ community member

Use of "a"

Hola Inma,

No entiendo el uso de "a" en la siguiente frase: "Muchos años de trabajo y buen producto han convertido a esta denominación en la mejor garantía ..." ( párrafo 7). ¿ Es un error tipográfico o tiene algo que ver con el verbo convertir ? He buscado en el dictionario y solo he encontrado "convertir en" y "convertir a alguien a una idea". ¿ Me podrías explicar ?

Muchísimas gracias

Ελισάβετ

Asked 4 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Is siempre necessary here?Antes siempre me quedaba trabajando hasta tarde. Ahora no.Before, I used to continue working until late. Not any more.Hi, is siempre necessary here? What would it mean without siempre? Thanks, Shirley.

Asked 3 years ago

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Joanne O.C1KwizIQ community member

Why are the two answers the same? Sevilla es ________.Seville is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain.(HINT: Use "ciudad" = city (feminine), use "bonita" = beautiful)una de las ciudades más bonitas de Españauna de las ciudades más bonitas de Espańa

Asked 2 years ago

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Claire D.C1KwizIQ community member

Example - double pronoun Hey, the last unit of examples says 'Using a + lo / a + la + adjective/noun' - Should this read 'Using a + lo / a + adjective/noun'? Thank you!

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Could I say ...Yo soy malo en jugar al tenis? Thank you. Emanuel

Asked 5 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

A los pocos días después

Hi, what does A mean here? Can it be omitted and still be grammatically correct?

Thanks a lot,

Shirley.

Asked 4 years ago

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Alan S.C1KwizIQ community member

With this structure we take for granted that the future action be completed...?

So, I'm trying to solidify this idea in my head by contrasting it with the imperfecto de subjuntivo. Is the subordinate clause not in the subjunctive here because the speaker (presumably the 3rd party and the person repeating the statement) take for granted the factual of the idea (ie in the sentence "el hombre de tiempo dijo que llovería hoy" that the idea that it is going to rain is considered a fact, and not a supposition.

Asked 5 years ago

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Pati E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Confusion over Translation

The translation for final sentence in this exercise ("I would like to visit Medellín next year) was confusing for me.

I wrote: "Querría a visitar a Medellín el próximo año. But "the best answer" was "Quiero visitar Medellín ..."

I find this confusing because I understand "quiero" to translate to I want/would like -- not I would want/I would like.

Please help up clear this confusion.

Regards,

I. Pati Ecuamiga

Asked 4 years ago

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Jessicah J.A2KwizIQ community member

Gusta v gustan

I thought gustar was modified by the thing being liked (vs the person/people doing the liking), but when I chose gustan for liking the horse races I was marked wrong.

Asked 3 years ago

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Janusz P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

queísmo

"Acordaos que estamos fríendo esta tortilla a fuego lento."

Shouldn't it be "de que"?

Asked 2 years ago

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