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Colin H.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Ending with a consonant

Hi,

Sometimes a word ending with a consonant takes the diminutive suffix 'illo' and other times it takes 'cillo'. Is there a rule for this or do we have to remember which is which?

Best regards,

Colin

Asked 3 years ago

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Jenk O.A2KwizIQ community member

Sin embargo, aunque haya tenido tantos éxitos/logros

Hello.
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.

Asked 4 years ago

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S. R.C1KwizIQ community member

Why does Álex say "A Sara la mataron"?

Ok, I meant to ask earlier, but when I heard this same phrase for the third or fourth time while watching "¿Quién mató a Sara?" it just really started bugging me: this seems to be a great example of the impersonal ellos form (the whole premise is that he thinks she was killed but doesn't actually know who did it!) but I can't understand why that "la" is there. "La mataron" or "A Sara Mataron" I get, but how isn't it redundant to have both...?

If anyone knows what's going on here, thanks in advance for any insight you're willing to offer! (but no spoilers please!) 😂

Asked 3 years ago

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Kevin C.C1KwizIQ community member

the interchangeability of que with quien lo cual la cual

Hola

" de todos aquellos que han tenido el placer de..."

Is the "que" that precedes "han tenido" interchangeable with quienes or los cuales here ?

Saludos

Kevin

Asked 2 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Alicia y Sara vayan juntos________ a la universidad. 2 is countable so why not juntas?

Asked 6 years ago

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Marc G.B1KwizIQ community member

Es vs estar

In the case of the broken radio, using 'es' suggests the radio is irreparable, whereas 'está' suggests it can be repaired

Asked 3 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Would “lo” also be correct?El niño ha salido corriendo. Su madre le ________. The boy has gone off running. His mum must have scolded him.Hi, would lo (instead of le) also be correct?Thanks, Shirley.

Asked 4 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why preterite?Ustedes no existieron para pagar impuestos.

Hi, why is preterite used here instead of the imperfect? The preterite implies that Ustedes no longer exist.

Asked 4 years ago

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J. H.C1KwizIQ community member

Olvidar/olvidarseI'm afraid I'm finding this particular topic difficult to master. I think my problem with olvidar/olvidarse is that they're very similar in print and I find it hard to remember the differences. I'm wondering whether it wouldn't be better to split the topic into two parts, part 1 olvidar, Part 2 olvidarse and set two kwizzes. Has anyone else found this topic difficult?

Asked 4 years ago

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Marcos G.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

When do we use this construction?

Hello, I'm trying to get a better understanding of when to use different constructions.

Specifically:

Si Amalia va al mercado, comprará pescado fresco.

Si Amalia fuera al mercado, compraría pescado fresco.

These two constructions express the same idea. How do we know which one to choose? Is our choice solely based on the probability of the action in the "si" clause?

Thanks.

Asked 3 years ago

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