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Tom W.A2Kwiziq community member

Hay / Il y a

I had wondered whether Spanish 'hay' and French 'il y a' were derived the same way - a combination of third person singular from the verb 'to have' ('ha' and 'a') and 'y'.

Is that completely wrong?

Thanks

Tom

Asked 4 years ago

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Gwendlyn B.Kwiziq community member

using "ni que fuera"

I know for "¡Ni loca te presto dinero!" if you want to use "ni que fuera" it goes: "Ni que fuera loca. . . " but what do you replace "presto" with? i.e. "Ni que fuera loca te ___ dinero."

Asked 5 years ago

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Brett T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hola, estoy confundido con respecto a "que" frente "lo que". Por ejemplo: Lo que hago no es asunto tuyo. ¿Es acceptable que no uso "lo" en ese caso?

Asked 7 years ago

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Susan D.A2Kwiziq community member

detestar o odiar

¿es posibe usa detestar en lugar de odiar?

Asked 6 years ago

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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Imperfect with "antes de"

This seems like a completed action, or at least a completed period of time:

Él no veía nada antes de la operación.

Why do we use the imperfect here?

Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Karim B.B2Kwiziq community member

At around [time]: sobre or hacia?

It seems that one can use both sobre and hacia to express that "at around/around" a certain time something is happening. e.g. "I meet you at around seven".

Can they be used interchangeably in this context or is there a difference between when one would use sobre and when hacia?

Asked 4 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pasiva Refleja The Passive Se Impersonal Se (pronoun “one”/impersonal "you") Se impersonal refleja

Hello,

I found myself in quite a bit of confusion, and this may/may not be due to the fact that the same grammatical "term" has different names but are/may be the same thing.

I have spent hours trying to decipher these various terms and wonder if you could please tell me

1) if any are the same thing and

2) what possible synonyms/terms could we come across in both Spanish and English for each of them?

3) a short explanation for each (and/or referral to a lesson)

Terms in question:

Pasiva Refleja

The Passive Se

Impersonal Se (pronoun “one”/impersonal "you")

Se impersonal refleja

Thank you for your help.

Nicole

Asked 4 years ago

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papi p.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Time markers - imperfecto vs indefinido

I got this correct because it was explained to be "describing a situation", but I am struggling with this one. There is no time marker, so I struggle with this one. Actually, I look at "en punto" and think indefinido. Help! ;)

8El reloj ________ las seis en punto.The clock struck six o'clock.HINT: It is describing a situation.marcamarcómarcabaha marcado

Asked 7 years ago

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