Alguno and algunos

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¿Probaste muchos platos exóticos en el evento gastronómico? Sí, probé ALGUNO.Ricardo fue a París a ver museos y visitó ALGUNOS.I can’t see the difference. Can anyone help?

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Hola Peter,There are times when you want to capture the idea of "a bit of this and a bit of that." A situation like a buffet or "gastronomic event" would be perfect for this usage .. so you use the singular form alguno/a [note that it still must agree in gender]. If you have a look at the lesson there is a reference to this.For the second example of "museos" then it is a straight forward decision to use algunos.I hope that helpsJohn

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Thanks, I did look at the lesson but it didn't seem to match the above examples. I'll keep trying.

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Hola Peter

If you go back to the lesson you will see a big note explaining this, the note starts by saying : BUT BE CAREFUL... and then it explains how we sometimes use the singular forms even when you see a plural referent. This is when the meaning is "a random something", "the odd one"...

Saludos

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Una pregunta de quiz es "Traje bastantes especias de La India, ¿quieres alguna?"

Yo respondí, "Traje bastantes especias de La India, ¿quieres algunas?"

¿Mi respuesta es incorrecta en absoluto? Imaginé que alguien tiene varias especias y quiere compartir una surtida.