who or whomJust a comment. I think this subject is difficult without making the English incorrect. It becomes much more understandable when the translation is made using correct English. Some examples:
¿A quién le enviaste la carta?
Who did you send the letter to?
The English should be: To
whom did you send the letter?
¿Para quién has
comprado esas flores tan bonitas?
Who have you bought such pretty flowers for?
The English should be: For whom have you bought
such pretty flowers?
¿Con quiénes vais
de vacaciones?
Who are you going on holiday with?
The English should be: With whom are you
going on holiday?
¿Por quién harías
una locura?
Who would you do something crazy for?
The English should be: For whom would you do
something crazy?
This does not include all the examples, but it is enough to see the problem.
Hi kwiziq team! Would "no puedo encontrar las llaves" also sound "un-spanish" to a Spanish speaker? Or could I say that as an alternative form?
Thank you as always!
Lovely expression but took a bit of research to find what it means:
¿Cómo puedes dejarte ver con esas pintas? How can I show you around looking like that?¿Cómo puede salir en la tele con esas pintas? How can she go on TV looking like that?
No debe ser fácil con esas pintas. Can't be easy in that getup.
Hope this helps others
Hi! my first post, so first things first: kwiziq is great!
About the sentence "Ella piensa muy despacio." Isn't that supposed to be "despaciamente", as it is an adverb that describes the way she thinks?
Thank you!
Hola Inma,
Yes I also missed the meaning of "con" as you explained below. When I read this sentence I also translated it as "Don't come back with that girl" as if a disapproving parent were making their feelings known. To paraphrase it, "don't bring that girl back here again."
How might I translate that meaning?
Saludos
John
Álvaro va a trabajar en un bar este verano.
Sometimes the English is contrived to make a point in relation ta a specific lesson. These can be quite false. To say Alvaro is working in a bar this summer means it is now summer and that is what Alvaro is doing. If asked: "What is Alvaro going to be doing this summer?" the response could well be : " He's workking in a bar this summer" meaning that is what he is going to do.
Why not give the English as " Alvaro is going to work" OR " is going to be working in a bar this summer". ?. it is less artificial and makes much more sense. (And is less irrtating)
I had always understood that using the simple present tense or the compound "going to do something" worked exactly the same in English as Spanish. Something planned or intended for the future. (Not the present continuous)
Visitamos a Lola este fin de semana.We are visiting Lola this weekend.Vamos a visitar a Lola este fin de semana.We are going to visit Lola thei weekend.
All the above sentences mean exactly the same thing.
At the other hand there are no examples for "por.
Can "por" also be interpreted as "by"
Sometimes the answers require the feminine 'a' but there isn't any context in the question as to the gender of the subject.
Unless I'm mistaken, which is highly probable :)
cheers
Brian
Just a comment. I think this subject is difficult without making the English incorrect. It becomes much more understandable when the translation is made using correct English. Some examples:
¿A quién le enviaste la carta?
Who did you send the letter to?
The English should be: To whom did you send the letter?
¿Para quién has comprado esas flores tan bonitas?
Who have you bought such pretty flowers for?
The English should be: For whom have you bought such pretty flowers?
¿Con quiénes vais de vacaciones?
Who are you going on holiday with?
The English should be: With whom are you going on holiday?
¿Por quién harías una locura?
Who would you do something crazy for?
The English should be: For whom would you do something crazy?
This does not include all the examples, but it is enough to see the problem.
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