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Hello! Thank you for this wonderfully clear explanation of the accidental se. I noticed that in several examples that are translated with a possessive adjective in English, a definite article is used in Spanish. For example, "Se me rompió EL reloj ayer" is translated as "MY watch broke (accidentally) yesterday. I have several questions about this. First, would it be presumed in this sentence that it is MY watch? Second, would it ever be correct to say "Se me rompió MI reloj ayer"? What if I wanted to say that I broke my favorite watch (e.g., modifying reloj): Would it still be "Se me rompió el reloj favorito"? Finally, if I wanted to specify that it was someone else's watch: "Se me rompió el reloj de mi mejor amiga"? Thank you in advance for clarifying. This is a challenging topic for me!
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I wonder why we used the preterito perfecto de sujuntivo in this sentence, instead of the presente de sujuntivo. Aside from the given hint to use the said verb, can you explain why? Thank you.
Mis amigos van a pagar una cena en un restaurante tailandés.
I continue to take tests on this lesson but am not given credit for correct answers up to 100%. Please assist me. Thank you.
Disregard my Why preguntar question. Sorry.
Is "hablar" more like "contar"?
Ex: Su tía nos habló sobre su visita a españa.
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How in the hell is that "llegaremos"? Even with about 50 repeats I did not get that. Is she actually saying something else or how does that work? Always sounds like "digaremos" to me :-(
My CLAVE dictionary implies that the phrase "consist of ..." [in today's translation exercise "Thriving ecosystems in Costa Rica"] may be translated by "constar de ..." as well as by "consistir en ..." - but it implies that there is a subtle difference between them. If so, this might be worth mentioning?
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