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I am trying to make my own sentences using preterite for ir etc. I wrote "Ella fue a casa"
but google is saying it should be "Ella se fue a casa". Why 'se'? is it like saying "she went home (to it)"?
Is there any possibility of adding a speed control to these exercises? Once I understand the vocabulary, it'd be great to be able to progressively increase the speed for comprehension at street level.
En el ejercicio leímos "Pues no, todo depende de la actitud del que los practica." ¿Podemos escribir : " Pues no, todo depende de la actitud de quienes los practican"? Pregunto porque muchos de los traductores en línea ofrecen esta traducción.
Saludos
Kevin
Cuando artistas colaboran con inteligencias artificiales ( plural )
La IA continua continúa inspirando debates ( singular )
I don't understand what's happening here?
Tan solo unos pocos años después de surgir como una curiosidad tecnológica
I'm very confused by this as according to the lesson, the structure:
'A tan solo + (length of time) + de' is used to express an action occurring before another action.
I don't see why my answer ' a solo pocos años de.. ' is incorrect.
Gracias
'such as using renewable energy'
I put 'como usar la energia renovable' but was marked as incorrect with the correct option being 'como el uso de.. '
When ( if at all ) can I use an infinitive after como?
Gracias
La narradora dice que había un hombre "haciendo fotos". Mi pregunta es, ¿es habitual usar "hacer" en este contexto? Yo pensaba que lo más habitual era "sacar fotos" y "grabar videos". ¿O esto depende de la region? ¿En algunos países de habla español es más típico usar "hacer"?
I'm fascinated by these constructions and how they mirror English so well in terms of ''She went and started dancing on the table'', ''After they had everything prepared for the wedding, Luis (only) goes and breaks up with her!". I've never seen them before, and it has me wondering, - are they newer constructions in Spanish, due to contact with English, or have they been around for the last 20 or 30 years at least?
This construction reminds me very much of the English use of “on [object pronoun]”, which is commonly used colloquially in the US. I can’t remember if I have ever heard UK speakers use it. There is another version that also inserts “up and” in front of the verb, which is usually but not necessarily in the past.
Eg:
My dog died on me.
(Or: My dog up and died on me.)
My car battery (up and) went dead on me.
My sister’s landlord sold the apartment building on her.
My dad’s assistant (up and) quit on him right in the middle of the busy season.
I’m assuming en vez de can’t be used in the same way as por because there is a sense of obligation on behalf of the subject when using por? Yo tomé el carro en vez del autobús. Using por here would be wrong. Yo hice el trabajo por él porque estaba enfermo. En vez de here, would be wrong, right?
Por qué se marcó incorrecta mi respuesta cuando escribí: La feria de Navidad de (no en) Dallas. A pesar de dar un sugerencia que utiliza (de) en vez de
'en'
Por qué se marcó incorrecta el uso de gradas en lugar de 'stands' o ṕuestos.
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