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Thea R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

mirar - transitive or intransitive?

I have read all the correspondance around this lesson, but my problem has not surfaced. It is this:-

if 'mirar' is intransitive and needs pronoun 'a' before inanimate objects, then I don't have a problem. If, however, it is transitive and takes a direct object ( of inanimate objects ) then I cannot see why there is an indirect object pronoun at all. Can you explain?

Asked 4 years ago

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Michael T.C1Kwiziq community member

What about the pronoun si?

I recall that an earlier lesson mentioned the phrase "entre si" meaning "among themselves". The pronoun "si" seems to be the object version of the reflexive pronoun "se". When following the preposition "con", it also contracts to "consigo" just like "conmigo" and "contigo". The word "consigo" is also the same form as the first person present tense indicative mode of "conseguir". Maybe these discussions can be added to this lesson? Also, let me know if the pronoun "si" carries an accent or not. I think there is but I am not sure. Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Montar en/a - I would like to ask whether there is any difference between montar en and montar a or whether they can be used interchangeably?

Asked 6 years ago

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Meltem O.C1Kwiziq community member

Estar vs Sentir vs SentirseIn the same exercise, I translated "he wouldn't have felt so afraid" as "no se habría sentido tan asustado" but again it was corrected as "no habría estado tan asustado" and "no habría sentido tanto miedo". In the explanation pages for sentir and sentirse, we are told that we should use adj/adv with sentirse because it is about how one feels and with sentir noun should be used because it is about what you feel. I preferred to use sentirse+adj. I am confused why the version I used not accepted.

Asked 5 years ago

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Cathy P.C1Kwiziq community member

sólo vs solo

Text reads: "A pesar de que solo tres mujeres resultaron elegidas"........shouldn't this be "a pesar de que sólo tres mujeres resultaron eligidas"?

Asked 3 years ago

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David C.A1Kwiziq community member

cuál/cuáles vs el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales?

So the difference between cuál/cuáles and el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales is that cuál and cuáles are not preceded by articles and will only be used in questions, whereas el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales are preceded by articles and will not be used in questions?

Asked 4 years ago

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Margaret R.A1Kwiziq community member

I, too, don't understant your explanation of why "Yo no puedo encontrar las llaves" is not acceptable. Can you be a bit more specific?

Asked 7 years ago

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James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Polite request why use podrías rather than podría

If it is a polite request, why use the tú form rather than the usted form?

Asked 5 years ago

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Mary F.B1Kwiziq community member

Accent on hacíawhat is the last mark on hacía, if not an accent?

I don’t understand what the last mark over the a in haciá is, if not an accent. Apparently, it would be better for me not to add any accents, rather than adding one and getting it wrong.

Asked 4 years ago

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