por que vs para queThe 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
...
(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
Por qué no necesitas "que" en la frase "les pido [que] no uses insultos?
At what point does the number start to agree with the noun? I see quinientos libros, but catorce libros. Is it above 20?
Gracias por este pasaje. ¡Disfruté mucho aprendiendo sobre esta tradición curiosa! Además, porque toda mi familia, o sea, mis abuelos y mis antepasados eran de Burgos.
También, el caballero que está leyendo este pasaje tiene una voz encantadora y muy clara. Muchas gracias por esto.
Is word order important in questions? Years ago, I learned that when asking a question, the order should be verb then subject, but I've seen an example where the word order is reversed: "¿Miguel estará en la oficina?" I would have asked, "¿Estará Miguel en la oficina?" It seems important because often folks (even some native speakers) don't use an inflection in their voice when asking a question. By using verb then subject, it becomes clearer that it is a question.
What did you mean when you wrote the tip "The full set of six forms is used with the past participles of another verb to form another tense, El Futuro Perfecto, for example..."?
I'm a little confused on what you mean by that, so if you can please explain it to me or give an example, I would greatly appreciate it.
In the tables, you use tuvierais and tuvieseis. In the examples you use tuviérais and tuviéseis. Is this a typo or is there another reason for changing the inflection?
Buenas tardes Silvia ( o Inma),
I answered this Kwiziq test today:
Tú saldrías bien parada de tu divorcio". In contexto here, does it mean 'alright' as in 'well-off financially'?
Can it be used with other meanings? I haven't seen this before... but I really love finding new words/phrases/idioms to add to my big notebook! Which I have to say is not a digital notebook, since I find that I register and remember things much better if I actually write pen to paper. Perhaps it's an 'age thing' jajaja!
Gracias de antemano 😊
edith E posted one year ago
Sentir or sentirse questionWhy is “I feel like an idiot dressed up like a clown” reflexive? Idiot is a noun. I had this question on a quiz.
I had difficulty with the use of sentir/sentirse
Thank you Marcus G C1 for this "When you have como+noun, use the refexive.
Nos sentimos como dos idiotas después de la estafa." we felt foolish after the scam; foolish being an adjective
I was so confused
after looking at Spanish dictionary I decided that the use of como un idiota translates to foolish - an adjective, even though un idiota is a noun
Eres un idiota - you are an idiot (noun)
Estás actuando como un idiota - you are being ridiculous (adjective)
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?
--
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
...
(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
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