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S. E.B2Kwiziq community member

You should also mention the use of "acá" in this article

Asked 7 years ago

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Clara M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Buenas tardes Inma,

My question isn't about demonstrative pronouns but it's in relation to the translation of one of the example sentences describing their usage.

In the 3rd example sentence which reads, 'Las faldas en esta tienda son bonitas' the English translation given is, 'They have nice skirts in this shop'. I thought that this would translate as, 'The skirts in this shop are nice'. The translation given would be 'Tienen faldas bonitas en esta tienda' in Spanish wouldn't it'? Is it an error here Inma or does it not have to be literal translation?

Gracias

Clara

Asked 7 years ago

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Alexander B.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

indicativo / subjuntivo

¡Hola!

Could you tell me if it is indicativo or subjuntivo that follows the expression:

¿No es cierto que...?

Regards,

Alexander

Asked 6 years ago

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Kent W.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quiz questions using venir instead of irI’ve noticed a number of examples in the quizzes where venir is used in a context where, in English, the verb ir would more likely be used. Is this just a product of constructing quiz questions or is there a communication nuance in Spanish that I’m not familiar with? Ex: Nosotros no vinimos al concierto de Shakira. I can’t think of a context in English where I would say I didn’t come to the concert. Rather, I’d say I didn’t go to the concert. Any insights on this? Gracias!

Asked 4 years ago

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Clara M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

¿‘Se puede’ o no ‘se puede’?

Hola a todos,

No hay muchas carreteras ________ conducir despacio. There are not many roads where one can drive slowly.HINT: ¿Dónde or donde?
Although the required answer here is ‘donde’, I instinctively want to write ‘donde se puede’. So it’s ok to leave out the ‘se puede’= ‘one can’ and just use the infinitive, in this instance ‘conducir’? I appreciate that this quiz is only to determine whether to use ‘donde’ or ‘dónde’ but it just read oddly to me.
Gracias :)

Asked 6 years ago

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Robert D.C1Kwiziq community member

? Se puede usar "por lo costumbre" en vez de el verbo soler para expresar lo mismo concepto?

Asked 7 years ago

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Lyndsey G.A2Kwiziq community member

Remembering

I have the worst time remembering which one is what. I get ese/esa and esto/esta mixed up all the time. Any suggestions on how to remember them?

Aquello/aquella isn't so hard to remember since it's so different

Asked 7 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

por vs sobre

For the question "No hay muchas casas ________ el monte." meaning, there aren't many houses on the mountain, why wouldn't sobre work? If I wanted to say "there aren't many books on the table", wouldn't sobre be acceptable in that instance?

Asked 5 years ago

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Kristin R.A1Kwiziq community member

conjugation question

Are YOU going to work now? why is this answer not vas?

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le after reconoceríamos

Why is le used? Isn't the same pronoun used as in conocer (lo)?

Asked 6 years ago

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