Spanish language Q&A Forum

Looks like the plural "skirts" can take both a singular and plural for colors. Is that true of other clothing?

The explanation says we always have to use the definite article with the activity.  The example given there is tennis:...se me da bien al tenis.    But in the quiz the correct response is "No se me da bien arreglar cosas".   Is arreglar cosas not an activity?  We have to actively arrange things/matters.  

Thank you,

Sheila

Hi. I think someone mentioned this point some time ago and the reply was that the problem had been fixed but it doesn’t appear to have been. Under the section on “desde que” in the example “Mañana, desde que aterrices hasta que llegues…” “hasta que” appears in bold rather than “desde que”. I hope this helps. :)

The above hint is given for this exercise, but what is the "EN phrase order"? - I've tried searching for this but I can't find anything.

The Kwiziq Spanish Tense Names master sheet I downloaded 8/6/2024 defines El Condicional Simple as "expresses a hypothetical action that would or might happen in the future".  El Condicional Perfecto is defined as "Expresses an action that would have or might have happened in the past".  Are these definitions correct?  

The item "Abuelos ...... muchas patatas en aquel entonces" is given the hint that the speaker is expressing probability about what happened in the past.  The correct action is given as comerían, el condicional simple.

If the master sheet has been updated, where might I find it?  

Thank you,

Sheila Dickson

Please explain why como does not have an accent in the sentence and clarify why an accent is placed on the letter “o”

Why in this sentence usted is placed after tiene? "¿Tiene usted familia en el pueblo?" Shouldn't be, Usted tiene?

The use of por instead of para in the sentence: "Puse todo de mi parte por que no termináramos separados." (with the given English translation "I did my best so that we wouldn't end up being apart.") is confusing and appears inaccurate to me. 

This question was asked 5 years ago with a response from Inma from Kwiziq that both por and para are correct here. However, por que + subjunctive appears highly idiosyncratic and I cannot find support for this construction anywhere. I checked this with two native Spanish speaking friends and a native Spanish speaking tutor and all agreed they would never say this sentence and that it was not grammatically correct. "Por no terminar" seems defensible and also sounds natural again to me and native speaking friends.

Consulting with Butt et al. 2019 ( p. 509) supports the use of por with an infinitive interchangeably with para but not in the way used in the Kwiziq example sentence and definitely not with a subjunctive following. Some verbs take por and could be followed by a subjunctive (e.g., luchar por) but this does not seem generalizable across verbs.

Can you please clarify and/or correct this in the lesson to avoid further confusion?

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38.17.16 He venido por hablarle or para hablarle?

Both prepositions may translate ‘to’ or ‘in order to’ in sentences like ‘I’ve come to talk to you’. Insome cases, they are virtually interchangeable:

¿Para qué has venido? What have you come for?

¿Por qué has venido? Why have you come?

Estoy aquí para/por verlo/le I’ve come to see him

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(1) Important: if an English sentence can be rewritten using a phrase like ‘out of a desire to’ or ‘from an urge to’, then por can be used. If not, para is indicated.

References:

1.  Butt J, Benjamin C, Rodríguez AM. A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish 6ed. London ; New York: Routledge; 2019.  215-955-6627 1 3