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Forum: Grammar August 25, 2024, 03:50 PM

Replies: 1 Tiraba lenta Views: 819 Posted By wrholt It's not tiraba lenta, it's tiraba lenta(mente)... It's not tiraba lenta, it's tiraba lenta(mente) pero firmemente. When using a series of 2 or more adverbs that end with the suffix -mente to modify the same thing, one drops all of the -mente...

Forum: Grammar August 22, 2024, 10:27 AM

Replies: 2 No quería que se fuera sin habernos despedido Views: 1,033 Posted By wrholt In this context, I read "sin habernos despedido"... In this context, I read "sin habernos despedido" as referring to the author and his father. While the text you quote does mention the author's brothers, the text is about the author's father and the...

Forum: Vocabulary July 06, 2024, 08:02 PM

Replies: 2 La camisa negra Views: 2,466 Posted By wrholt In the context of the word "negro/negra" and any... In the context of the word "negro/negra" and any other word that has the sequence vowel-/g/-/r/, in most varieties of Spanish the /g/ is pronounced as a voiced fricative: usually the back of the...

Forum: Vocabulary June 28, 2024, 08:42 PM

Replies: 3 Ye Views: 2,976 Posted By wrholt Several centuries ago the word "the" was commonly... Several centuries ago the word "the" was commonly written as "þe", using a character called "thorn" (written Þ in uppercase and þ in lowercase). This letter is still in active use in some languages,...

Forum: Grammar March 19, 2024, 03:07 PM

Replies: 5 Split by, split on Views: 2,584 Posted By wrholt My proofreading wasn't that great when I stopped... My proofreading wasn't that great when I stopped working on a previous reply: I meant to say "differences of preposition usage". That's what I get for writing responses after staying up longer than I...

Forum: Grammar March 16, 2024, 09:28 PM

Replies: 5 Split by, split on Views: 2,584 Posted By wrholt "Split a string by words" doesn't sound as... "Split a string by words" doesn't sound as natural to me as "split a string into words". "Split a string into words" describes the end result of splitting a string. "Split a string by words"...

Forum: Grammar March 15, 2024, 05:54 PM

Replies: 5 Split by, split on Views: 2,584 Posted By wrholt I would say that I split the string on spaces (or... I would say that I split the string on spaces (or at spaces)* in order to split it into words, but only when talking about strings that are similar to your example string, which contains only...

Forum: Vocabulary November 03, 2023, 11:47 PM

Replies: 3 "corría por parte" Views: 2,898 Posted By wrholt I haven't found anything specific about the... I haven't found anything specific about the expression "correr por parte de", but based on the context I think one could translate the phrase "su traslado desde Santiago hasta la finca corría por...

Forum: Grammar October 16, 2023, 10:32 PM

Replies: 2 Correr con la cuenta Views: 2,407 Posted By wrholt From my web searches, it looks like correr con la... From my web searches, it looks like correr con la cuenta means "to take responsbility for something" or "bear the cost of something". In the context of being at a bar in the US, a possible equivalent...

Forum: Vocabulary September 14, 2023, 10:06 PM

Replies: 4 Is this lady saying mas juerte? Views: 2,450 Posted By wrholt Yes, to me it sounds like she says "más juerte".... Yes, to me it sounds like she says "más juerte". However, I also assume that her intended meaning is "más fuerte". It may be part of her non-native accent: the news report states that her first...

Forum: Translations September 03, 2023, 09:22 AM

Replies: 2 El que no se embarra no goza Views: 3,600 Posted By wrholt Typical equivalents in English of the relative... Typical equivalents in English of the relative pronouns el/la/los/las/lo que include "that which...", "he/she/they/those that/who..." and "the one/ones that/who...". These pronouns have gender and...

Forum: Grammar August 26, 2023, 08:47 PM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 4,836 Posted By wrholt Yes, the 'personal a' here is correct. When the... Yes, the 'personal a' here is correct. When the direct object is a known or identifiable person or personified thing using 'personal a' is generally required.

Forum: Grammar August 20, 2023, 11:01 PM

Replies: 1 What does the "se las" mean in this paragraph? Views: 1,571 Posted By wrholt The verb ingeniar, the expression ingeniárselas,... The verb ingeniar, the expression ingeniárselas, and the expression ingeniárselas para mean different things: they are not interchangeable. ingeniar = invent, devise, think up, come up with...

Forum: Grammar August 10, 2023, 02:21 PM

Replies: 9 No se te pasó Views: 3,122 Posted By wrholt No, this is a different usage that is typically... No, this is a different usage that is typically called "no fault se" or "accidental se" in English. This pattern is often used with several verbs. If you search "no fault se" in the forums here in...

Forum: Vocabulary August 03, 2023, 02:12 PM

Replies: 2 He aquí Views: 2,913 Posted By wrholt He aquí can also mean "here is", as in your... He aquí can also mean "here is", as in your sentence from El Conjugador. It is used in modern Spanish, and I think it is used more often in contexts where some degree of formal language is...

Forum: Grammar July 19, 2023, 10:40 PM

Replies: 2 A couple questions about this passage. Views: 2,787 Posted By wrholt This is an interesting passage, and I hope that... This is an interesting passage, and I hope that AdA or another native speaker offers their opinion. However, I perceive the sentence in question as describing Pascal's behavior during the period of...

Forum: Grammar July 16, 2023, 04:57 AM

Replies: 7 What tense is "fuera" here? Views: 3,064 Posted By wrholt Something else to consider about your original... Something else to consider about your original English text, "I would agree if the plot was more complex." When I was in high school in the US during the 1970s, my English teacher would have...

Forum: Introductions June 26, 2023, 04:45 PM

Replies: 3 Just joined Views: 6,532 Posted By wrholt Welcome to the forums! Welcome to the forums!

Forum: Grammar June 20, 2023, 11:10 PM

Replies: 2 Are "tener que" and "tener de qué" interchangeable? Views: 1,444 Posted By wrholt "No tienes de qué preocuparte" = "You have... "No tienes de qué preocuparte" = "You have nothing to worry about." "No tienes que preocuparte" = "You don't have to worry." "Tener que" and "tener de qué" are not synonymous expressions, and...

Forum: Grammar June 07, 2023, 11:09 PM

Replies: 2 Questions about this passage Views: 1,910 Posted By wrholt For the first one, the subject of "acabaran" is... For the first one, the subject of "acabaran" is plural: his sister and the Frenchman. One of them is the speaker of the preceding sentence. For the second one, "pese a que..." is similar to "a...

Forum: Grammar May 04, 2023, 11:29 PM

Replies: 3 Two questions about this sentence Views: 1,355 Posted By wrholt I have an opinion on your first question, and why... I have an opinion on your first question, and why "mostrara" (imperfect subjunctive) rather than "muestre" (present subjunctive) or "mostró" (preterite): it will be interesting to learn what others...

Forum: Vocabulary April 11, 2023, 12:59 AM

Replies: 5 Snafu Views: 2,635 Posted By wrholt A related term, also original coined by US... A related term, also original coined by US military, is "fubar", which also is an acronym for "fouled up beyond all recognition". "Fubar" (slightly respelled as "foobar") is also the source for a...

Forum: Grammar March 26, 2023, 12:48 AM

Replies: 53 Sticky: rr thingy Views: 144,857 Posted By wrholt Yup, I've heard that pronunciation a fair bit,... Yup, I've heard that pronunciation a fair bit, too, and not only from Costa Ricans. One of the textbooks for my university course in Spanish phonetics and phonology described a lot of regional...

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2023, 01:37 PM

Replies: 53 Sticky: rr thingy Views: 144,857 Posted By wrholt Regarding how Puerto Ricans pronounce Puerto... Regarding how Puerto Ricans pronounce Puerto Rico, I mostly have heard /puel-to xi-ko/; "r" before a consonant pronounced like 'l', and 'rr' pronounced like French or Brazilian Portuguese 'r',...

Forum: Grammar March 04, 2023, 09:14 PM

Replies: 2 Why is "golpeara" used here? Views: 1,209 Posted By wrholt It's an old usage of the past subjunctive (or... It's an old usage of the past subjunctive (or imperfect subjunctive) with the -ra endings as an equivalent of saying the modern pluperfect tense (lo) había golpeado = "had hit (him)". In one of my...

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