the concept of "verbs like gustrar"I think that the concept
of "verbs like gustar" might become clearer by seeing a literal
translation as well as the English interpretation/translation.
Is this the correct
sentence construction for "verbs like gustar"?
Indirect Object + verb like gustar + subject ?
Le entristece la mala noticia = The bad news saddens her.
Could
the literal translation be: For her,
the news is saddening OR should
it be To her, the news saddens? Neither really make sense in English! “Her, the
news saddens = The news saddens her” and makes the verb transitive, no? And “her”
becomes the Direct Object “la” instead of the Indirect Object “le”. Can “entristecer”
be used as a transitive verb AND as a “verb like gustar”?
But surely the more correct Spanish would be:
Las malas noticias la entristecen OR la entristecen las malas noticias
Are
both forms acceptable?
How then can I reconcile la in that last version with the le in the lesson version? "La" is a Direct Object while "le" is an
Indirect Object, no?
So, again, can “entristecer” be both transitive and a “verb
like gustar”? OR is either version incorrect?
Phew! HELP?
Hello, one of my study recommendations was tan...como. On the dashboard, the feedback indicates I should keep working on this. However, I think I've got it, and wanted to test it to move on. But when I click the quiz from my dashboard, it's over everything that is recommended that I study, and I am not ready for that. How do I just take a quiz over one topic that I think I have mastered?
"Encuentra a Andrew atractivo." Sounds funny to me, but I'm not a native speaker.
I got a little stumped on this one, but I wrote "Ella piensa que es atractivo (or would it be "sea" because of pensar?)
Is there any advice to practice the rythm of spanish?
Él habría abierto la puerta.He would have opened the door.The speaker really says Habriabierto.
I think spanish should be taught this way but then how would that work?
Why can I say un hombre entusiasmado ( gender agrees) but have to say un hombre entusiasta ( adjective always feminine ) ?
Gracias
The test question is:
She feels that she is not progressing much at work.The answer is siente. This doesn't seem correct because:1. it is not followed by a noun
2. It describes a complex subjective feeling
Shouldn't there be the word "alrededor" since the English translation is "around the lounge"?
Voy a hacer mi trabajo de literatura de la forma que yo quiera.
+ es improbable
Some of the phrases sound like commands, why not use the imperative mood as opposed to subjunctive?
I think that the concept of "verbs like gustar" might become clearer by seeing a literal translation as well as the English interpretation/translation.
Is this the correct sentence construction for "verbs like gustar"?
Indirect Object + verb like gustar + subject ?
Le entristece la mala noticia = The bad news saddens her.
Could the literal translation be: For her, the news is saddening OR should it be To her, the news saddens? Neither really make sense in English! “Her, the news saddens = The news saddens her” and makes the verb transitive, no? And “her” becomes the Direct Object “la” instead of the Indirect Object “le”. Can “entristecer” be used as a transitive verb AND as a “verb like gustar”?
But surely the more correct Spanish would be:
Las malas noticias la entristecen OR la entristecen las malas noticias
Are both forms acceptable?
How then can I reconcile la in that last version with the le in the lesson version? "La" is a Direct Object while "le" is an Indirect Object, no?
So, again, can “entristecer” be both transitive and a “verb like gustar”? OR is either version incorrect?
Phew! HELP?
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