Why is “hay” not used.
In the example “En esta casa entra muy poca luz.” please explain the use of “entra”.
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Johan V.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
In the example “En esta casa entra muy poca luz.” please explain the use of “entra”.
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using demasiado, bastante, suficiente, poco, tanto and mucho to express quantity in Spanish (quantitative adjectives)"
Asked 5 years ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Johan
In this sentence:
En esta casa entra muy poca luz.
We are using the verb "entrar" (to enter/to get in) because when we talk about light we sometimes use it in order to express how much light there is in a house or how much light "gets in" the house. It is something I believe would sound odd in English but it is used in Spanish.
You could also use "hay" with pretty much the same meaning:
En esta casa hay muy poca luz.
We can also use it to say that there is a lot of dust in a house:
En esta casa entra mucho polvo.
In this house there is a lot of dust.
I hope it helps,
Inma
Stephen S.Kwiziq community member
"Entra" indicates the light "entered" the house.
"Hay" would indicate "there was" light in the house
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