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papi p.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
clarification

I believe that a couple of the examples used are commands (Imperatives), not subjunctive.  Please clarify. Thanks

example:

¿Dígame? - Hola, ¿puedo hablar con Juan?[on the phone, lit: speak to me] Hello?  - Hello, may I speak to Juan?

Asked 7 years ago
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Rosemary M.A2KwizIQ community member
érais with an accent over the e

Checked two dictionaries and they show accent over the e? Optional? Changed rule? Checked another dictionary no accent. Regional?

Asked 5 years ago
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Ricky M.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Singular vs. Plural

No leiste ningún libro de italiano.

For "any Italian books" why is this not "nigunos libros italianos"?

Asked 8 years ago
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Ashlyn T.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Using of en or por for transport

hi, the last sentence says 'i like travelling by train'.

Why is 'viajar por tren' wrong? and when do we use 'en'  for transport?

Thanks

Asked 3 years ago
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Julia M.C1KwizIQ community member
Getting it wrong

These rules for verb tenses when using por si/por si acaso are really hard to keep straight.  Does it sound really awful to a native speaker if we get it wrong?

Asked 6 years ago
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Michael K.C1KwizIQ community member
Difference between 'pocas + noun in plural' and 'Unos pocos/unas pocas + nouns in plural'

I am a little confused with the following quiz sentence/ answer:  'Tardé pocas horas en hacerlo.', for which the correct answer is 'pocas horas'.  Why wouldn't 'unas pocas horas' also be correct?

Asked 7 years ago
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Janna C.A0KwizIQ community member
Is it la fiesta es divertida or divertido

WWhen do you use divertido instead of divertida


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steven s.C1KwizIQ community member
plancha definition

the English translation of "la puedes cocinar a la plancha" is rendered as "you can cook it on the plancha".  Is "plancha" an English word? I have never heard it before and I don't know what it means.  I looked it up and it says "flat top grill".  I'm not even sure what that is.  Is "plancha" a word that is used in Brittish English?

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Linda F.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
In the explanation, you use Tú when referring to Mamá and Usted when referring to Madre. In the Kwiz, you had a question with “father”. How can we

know whether tu or usted is required.  Could it not be either, depending on the formality, which is not stated?

Asked 7 years ago
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David M.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Using the '-se' suffix with vosotros?

In an e-mail entitled: "A new error has been submitted by a user [#252851]", Laura Lawless today (4th May) asked me to repost this here:

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Question 6 in the [first] 'StudyPlan' quiz which I did on 3rd May, required a translation for:

"You two, wash your hair!"

The 'vosotros' part was already provided for us, so I chose:
Vosotros dos, ¡A lavaros el pelo! 

However, I was marked incorrect, because you said that another possible option is:
Vosotros dos, ¡A lavarse el pelo!

>> But surely the "-se" suffix is not compatible with "vosotros"? … i.e., it has to be '-os', [only '-os', not both].


Asked 6 years ago
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