Why “A” at start of sentence?

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why “A” at start of sentence?

“A mis verdaderos amigos los puedo contar”. Is contar like gustar?

Thanks a lot

Shirley

This question relates to:Spanish interactive reading exercise "Un mal amigo"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Shirley

The reason why we are using "a" here with contar is because we have a direct object that refers to people (amigos) and this requires the "personal a".

Here is a basic lesson on some verbs that use the preposition a. Have a look.

Saludos

Inma

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Shirley S. asked:

Why “A” at start of sentence?

“A mis verdaderos amigos los puedo contar”. Is contar like gustar?

Thanks a lot

Shirley

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