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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 6 years ago
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Alan M.C1KwizIQ community member
Ser v. estar and indefinido v imperfecto

Why is it "fue (indefinido) muy emocionante" but "mis contrincantes eran (imperfecto) muy bueno"?

And why is it "fue muy emocionante" rather than "estaba / estuve muy emocionante"?  There is a lesson entitled "Using estar (not ser) when talking about emotions".

Asked 5 years ago
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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
en.mi piel/en la piel ... wouldn't the definite article be more appropriate or is piel an exception to the rule? thank you
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Marcos G.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Do we use "iba" to show intention?

It seems like two of the examples use the imperfect to express an intended action.

¿Ibais a Ibiza para vuestra luna de miel?

Iban de vacaciones a una isla bonita.

In English we would say this as "Were you going to go..." and "They were going to go..."  We don't know if these actions were ever completed or not, so it makes sense to use the imperfect tense.

Is this a valid interpretation and use of the imperfect tense?  Thanks.


Asked 7 years ago
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Korbel K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
a lot of vs. lots of Mucho vs. MuchosTengo ________ chocolate, podemos compartirlo.I have lots of chocolate, we can share.This test question needs clarification.Here's the lesson:   -¿Hay muchas cervezas en el frigorífico? -Sí, hay bastantes.-Are there lots of beers in the fridge?  -Yes, there are quite a lot.muchamuchomuchosmuchas
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Cathie G.C1KwizIQ community member
Preterite vs. Imperfect

It sounds strange to me to say Ellos fueron amigos. Isn't it better to say Ellos eran amigos, when there is no time specification?

Asked 7 years ago
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Justin W.C1KwizIQ community member
el mes pasado

The time is last month, why don't we use Era posible and lead to other hubiera PP?

Justin

Asked 3 years ago
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Doug B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
With the indefinite articles un/una (= a plural),

I'm not clear on what you mean by "(= a plural)"

Thanks

Asked 7 years ago
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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Juntos o juntas!Cada 31 de diciembre muchas personas se reúnen en este lugar frente al reloj para comer las uvas juntos ...


A shorter sentence "mucha gente come uvas juntas" uses juntas!


Both la gente y las personas are feminine nouns. Why juntos (masculine)?

Asked 6 years ago
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Gerald R.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
gran vs. grande

In this exercise, the adjective "gran" has been placed BEFORE the noun "siesta". To me, that suggests that the nap was "great", "wonderful", "marvelous", etc. as opposed to big, (i.e., long) in which case, I think that the adjective "grande" would be used and placed BEHIND the noun "siesta". However, in the English translation, I think I remember the word "big" being used (I'm not absolutely positive about this). Would you care to comment on this issue?

Asked 4 years ago
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