Olvidar vs OlvidarseHi Inma
In the lesson you say:
"There is no difference in meaning. Using one or the other depends on what the person is used to; some regions in Spain use one form more than the other, but both are correct."
However, I always believed their is difference that exists between the two:
Olvidar = to forget by accident
1) Siempre olvido las llaves del coche = I always forget my car keys
2) ¡Ay no, olvidé hacer los deberes! = Oh no, I forgot to do the homework! (olvidar+infinitive)
Olvidarse de = to forget by choice, on purpose.
1) Ella se olvidó de sus problemas de dinero y se fue de compras = She forgot about her money problems and went shopping anyway (she chose to forget)
2) Solo quiero olvidarme de arruinar la fiesta de cumpleaños de mi hermano = I just want to forget about ruining my brother's birthday party (he's trying to forget)
I've always thought of it like the 'se' is indicating that someone is doing something to his/herself (like ducharse, bañarse etc). I'm unsure where I learned this!
The accidental 'se' part is new to me
Saludos
Hello,
I would like to know that in sentences like' Nosotros estamos en Uruguay esta semana' is it essential to write the Nosotros ? Wouldn't starting with estamos itself indicate 'We are'?.Similarly for the other sentence Vosotros estaís aburridos.....the conjugated verb form itself indicates that it is referring to vosotros. Please clarify.
Thanks
Alka
Wouldn't "rosas" be the correct form of the adjective to go with "lámparas"?
I learned naranja as the fruit and anaranjado/a as the color. Obviously language can be used differently throughout the Spanish-speaking communities! Is that the case here?
I want you to help me with simple way of understanding Spanish preterite please
Si viniérais, os ________ una paella riquísima. If you guys came, we would make a delicious paella for you.HINT: Using the "nosotros" form, conjugate "hacer" in El Condicional Simple
Because the first clause is in the past, wouldn't the second be in the contitional perfect?
Si viniérais, os habríamos hecho una paella?
Hi Inma
In the lesson you say:
"There is no difference in meaning. Using one or the other depends on what the person is used to; some regions in Spain use one form more than the other, but both are correct."
However, I always believed their is difference that exists between the two:
Olvidar = to forget by accident
1) Siempre olvido las llaves del coche = I always forget my car keys
2) ¡Ay no, olvidé hacer los deberes! = Oh no, I forgot to do the homework! (olvidar+infinitive)
Olvidarse de = to forget by choice, on purpose.
1) Ella se olvidó de sus problemas de dinero y se fue de compras = She forgot about her money problems and went shopping anyway (she chose to forget)
2) Solo quiero olvidarme de arruinar la fiesta de cumpleaños de mi hermano = I just want to forget about ruining my brother's birthday party (he's trying to forget)
I've always thought of it like the 'se' is indicating that someone is doing something to his/herself (like ducharse, bañarse etc). I'm unsure where I learned this!
The accidental 'se' part is new to me
Saludos
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