One vs. YouI feel like in modern English, we don't say 'one' does something, but rather, it's expressed using 'you' in the sentence without being a personal statement or piece of advice.
Would this be a reasonable translation/interpretation?
Se duerme mejor con la conciencia tranquila.
- One sleeps better with a clear conscience.
- You sleep better with a clear conscience.
The second sentence is not necesarily a personal statement. It can also be said impersonally like a general statement.
I find that when I'm speaking Spanish, I over use 'you' too much in phrases like this because the sentence structure of 'one should...' doesn't occur to me. However, I can recognize the statement is impersonal while I'm saying it.
It would be helpful to know if this is the structure I should be using in these situations.
PS. I'm not referring to passing the quizzes but more for the knowledge of how to use this better in real communication.
Gracias!
I was reading this sentence:
The cat walks out the window.
El gato sale a la calle por la ventana.
It seemed to me that this means more like: The cat go out through
the window. So I put it into Google, which gave:
Google: The cat goes outside through the window. Then tried another site:
Reverso: The cat walks out the window.and they translated it as: The cat walks out the window.
I would appreciate getting a clarification on this. Thank you.
I'm new to this Spanish learning service and there's so about this that I really like - however - this is very very Europe focused. So much so that it blows my mind. I recognize that any Spanish learning is a good thing but it does add to my already considerable frustration with learning Spanish that I'm learning things that seem useless to me at this point. SO - is there a mod that can be activated to make this service more Latin America facing? AND shouldn't there be some up front notification that this is a program that is rooted in Spanish from Spain - which isn't what everyone wants.
There is an error above.
Hola!
Which modal verb is used to express "may/might"?
Regards,
Alexander
It's not clear which preposition to use with quien for Whose, For Whom / To Whom and With Whom?
Is the below correct?
Whose = de quien
For Whom / To Whom = para quien
With Whom = con quien
Hola,
If agua is a feminine noun that takes 'el" in the singular, would it be correct to say ...... para usarlo? I tried it and was marked wrong, so can you help me understand it.
Many thanks
John
Hi
Pelicula (singular) in the above has an accent in the first sentence but not in the third sentence. Is there a reason for this?
Thanks
Geraldine
I feel like in modern English, we don't say 'one' does something, but rather, it's expressed using 'you' in the sentence without being a personal statement or piece of advice.
Would this be a reasonable translation/interpretation?
Se duerme mejor con la conciencia tranquila.
- One sleeps better with a clear conscience.
- You sleep better with a clear conscience.
The second sentence is not necesarily a personal statement. It can also be said impersonally like a general statement.
I find that when I'm speaking Spanish, I over use 'you' too much in phrases like this because the sentence structure of 'one should...' doesn't occur to me. However, I can recognize the statement is impersonal while I'm saying it.
It would be helpful to know if this is the structure I should be using in these situations.
PS. I'm not referring to passing the quizzes but more for the knowledge of how to use this better in real communication.
Gracias!
A shorter sentence "mucha gente come uvas juntas" uses juntas!
Both la gente y las personas are feminine nouns. Why juntos (masculine)?
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