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Curious how common the use of "sadden" is? In English, it would be much more natural/common to say "the film makes me sad" or "stray dogs make me sad" although you could also say "they sadden me." Does "los perros abandonados me hacen (o me ponen) triste" exist in common Spanish usage, or do speakers usually use the reflexive? Thank you!
Why is “Las voces” translated as “Those voices” instead of “The voices?”
En "Castañas asadas" (fill-in-the-blanks) ocurre el cambio de tiempo verbal (compartiríamos mientras conversamos/saldríamos ... mientras comemos). Por qué?
porque no es su calidad es muy bueno? un traje espacial es masculino
In the sentence
En el ano 2010, usted ____________ para una escuela a primero. When you use usted wouldn't the word be trabajar with an abas ending?
I don’t understand how the infinitive is less ambiguous than the gerund. Is it because the infinitive is directly associated with the verbal structure while the gerund could hypothetically be separated from the verbal structure by a comma? La escuché, (while I was) cantando en la ducha.
Regarding incomplete and complete actions: Let’s say you’re hypothetically talking to someone about Carlos.
He visto a Carlos fumar.
I saw Carlos smoke. (complete action) Does this mean, I saw Carlos smoking. (But now he’s back at his desk. (action complete))
He visto a Carlos fumando.
I saw Carlos smoking. (action in progress) While this means I saw Carlos smoking. (He is still smoking outside if you are looking for him. (action in progress))
Thanks!
Isn’t it ten simple conditional that is used to make supposition about the past?
Están comparando varias frases con pasar y pasarse, pero las traducciones en inglés son iguales. ¿Un error?
Pasó un mes en Canadá con su familia.He spent a month in Canada with his family.Se pasó un mes en Canadá con su familia.He spent a month in Canada with his family.He pasado un día entero escribiendo esta redacción.I spent a whole day writing this essay.Me he pasado un día entero escribiendo esta redacción.I spent a whole day writing this essay.
For the translation for "Also, I want half board" only también is permitted. Could you help with why además is unsuitable in this context as the definition appears to be in addition, what's more, also
To translate 'understand a contract' you suggest 'comprender un contrato'
I was confused so consulted AI which said...
Entender (Intelectual): Se relaciona con la lógica y la percepción de la información. Es saber de qué se habla.Ejemplo: "Entiendo las reglas del juego".Comprender (Vivencial): Implica internalizar, aceptar y poder aplicar el conocimiento. Es "sentir" o experimentar ese conocimiento.Ejemplo: "Comprendo por qué esas reglas son necesarias para que el juego sea justo".So I think it should be entender un contrato.GraciasFind your Spanish level for FREE
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