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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Siéntese. Sir sit

Can you please explain why there is an accent on the e in imperative of 3rd person of sentir.

To me the syllabification prior to adding the se are sien.te. As the word ends in neither an a,s or n the accent falls on the last syllable ie “te”. Therefore, after the se is added should the accent not fall on the té?

Asked 5 years ago

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Janet D.A2Kwiziq community member

Le ayudó: why is indirect pronoun le used here, and not direct pronoun lo?

Asked 5 years ago

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ha encantado

Hola soporte,

I'm struggling a little bit to get my head around the bold section: He estado de viaje y me ha encantado todo

I guess it means 'to myself, it has enchanted me all (I have loved it all)'?

But because in my English head I think it looks strange (lo/le he encantado todo seems more natural), do you have any other lessons on expressing maybe the love, like stuff with the pronoun, so that I can get my head round it.

Muchas gracias,

Asked 6 years ago

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Merle F.A1Kwiziq community member

When to use 'Yo soy' and "yo estas"

Please explain when we should use "Yo soy " and "Yo estas" - in what contexts??

THank you

Asked 4 years ago

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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Azúcar

Wouldn't we always use "el azúcar" for phonetic reasons?

Thanks!

Marcos

Asked 5 years ago

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Elias Guadalupe F.C1Kwiziq community member

Riendo vs riéndose

Is there any problem with adding "se" to the verb "reír" here?

Asked 1 year ago

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Iliass K.B2Kwiziq community member

Serio becomes seriecillo?

Hi,

Which sentence softens the meaning of the word "serious"?

HINT: serio = serious

Why does serio become seriecillo when it doesn't end with an e or a constant?

Is it common in Spanish to have two words seriecilla / seriecillo that are almost similar yet so different in meaning?

Thank you!

Asked 6 years ago

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Lisa D.B1Kwiziq community member

Saw not have seen

I feel that the translation of the sentence into English was incorrect for the tense requested and confused me. The clue was pretérito perfecto as well as the translation saw. Pretérito conjugation of ver for ellos is vieron or “saw”, but pretérito perfecto would be Han visto or “have seen”. Please don’t make it confusing for us!

Asked 4 years ago

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Alexander B.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Perfect infinitive

Hola,

I thought assumption about the past (must have + verb) was expressed by means of DEBE (Deber in El Presented) + Infinitivo Compuesto, however the following examples refute it:

Los chicos han debido de beber bastante porque huelen a alcohol.
They boys must have drunk quite a lot as they smell of alcohol.

El tren debió de llegar sobre las cuatro y media.
The train must have arrived at about four thirty.

Could you please clarify this point, because I'm feeling a bit confused

Asked 7 years ago

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D B.A1Kwiziq community member

Why the “le” in “Tú le das el biberón a tu hijo”?

Asked 7 years ago

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