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Forum: Grammar Today, 04:17 AM

Replies: 2 La tranquilidad que me dé ser más paciente Views: 29 Posted By Rusty The use of the subjunctive mood is often chalked... The use of the subjunctive mood is often chalked up to how the author is feeling at the moment. At this point in the sentence, she is delivering a statement. The future tense that you would expect...

Forum: Grammar April 21, 2024, 07:34 AM

Replies: 4 A todos los medios que permitís Views: 430 Posted By Rusty I agree that it should be 'permiten', if you're... I agree that it should be 'permiten', if you're thinking the topic is a plural third person (the media), but it appears that she has written her appreciation in a plural second person form...

Forum: Grammar April 20, 2024, 02:40 PM

Replies: 4 Viene de familia Views: 725 Posted By Rusty Who can tell her thoughts? It seems she's... Who can tell her thoughts? It seems she's making a general statement claiming where 'the value of respect' comes from or where it can generally be found ('runs in the family'). This statement is...

Forum: Translations April 19, 2024, 12:28 AM

Replies: 2 Por lo luchado, lo dolido Views: 515 Posted By Rusty The 'lo' in 'lo luchado' and 'lo dolido' changes... The 'lo' in 'lo luchado' and 'lo dolido' changes the two-word phrase into an abstract noun. Your translation does a good job with the abstract, but it could be more simply stated, like "for all the...

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2024, 11:26 AM

Replies: 4 Ni los conoces ni los conocerás en la vida Views: 741 Posted By Rusty It's hard to guess what it refers to at first. ... It's hard to guess what it refers to at first. I'm pretty certain it doesn't refer back to 'value judgments' or those who make those judgments. The person sitting alone at the movies, and others...

Forum: Vocabulary April 15, 2024, 09:48 AM

Replies: 2 Estoy colgado Views: 580 Posted By Rusty Yes, chiflado is most likely the correct meaning... Yes, chiflado is most likely the correct meaning here. 'Nutter' is perhaps understood in Britain, and it looks like it's a noun. Because «estar colgado» was used, I would expect that an adjective...

Forum: Introductions April 14, 2024, 12:49 AM

Replies: 3 Hola Views: 413 Posted By Rusty Habla una locutora. Después de decir «seguimos... Habla una locutora. Después de decir «seguimos con», creo que dice «más de ISIS», pero es difícil saberlo.

Forum: Grammar April 12, 2024, 07:26 AM

Replies: 4 O arréglate para estar a gusto contigo mismo Views: 790 Posted By Rusty It's evident that many suggestions are being... It's evident that many suggestions are being presented, so what we have is technically a horizontal list. The series includes only the one coordinating conjunction 'o'. Since the only coordinator is...

Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 10:07 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 1,029 Posted By Rusty Action verbs are almost always listed as... Action verbs are almost always listed as transitive or intransitive, depending on your source. WordReference.com certainly does. It also hints at what prepositions a verb may work with. These...

Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 05:23 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 1,029 Posted By Rusty The Guide to Patterns and Usage in English you... The Guide to Patterns and Usage in English you posted is something I've never encountered before. There are some Spanish Verb books that are cited here in the forums, one of which is Barron's 501...

Forum: Grammar April 08, 2024, 07:21 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 1,029 Posted By Rusty The direct object pronoun and/or the indirect... The direct object pronoun and/or the indirect object pronoun actually have preferred positions in a sentence, greatly driven by the form of the verb. In your examples, placing the object pronouns...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 12:35 PM

Replies: 4 Como si no tuvieras memoria, como si no tuvieras un pasado Views: 691 Posted By Rusty Use your imagination. The author wants you to... Use your imagination. The author wants you to imagine yourself in that state.

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:59 AM

Replies: 4 Como si no tuvieras memoria, como si no tuvieras un pasado Views: 691 Posted By Rusty Haz el siguiente ejercicio como si no tuvieras... Haz el siguiente ejercicio como si no tuvieras memoria, como si no tuvieras un pasado. = Do the following exercise as if you had no memory, as if you had no past. The directive calls for the usage...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:53 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 597 Posted By Rusty Although the infinitive contains a rising... Although the infinitive contains a rising diphthong, conjugated forms other than vosotros/vosotras and nosotros/nosotras get the stress (just like the corresponding forms in verbs that don't contain...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:46 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 597 Posted By Rusty Simply put, no. These last verbs, in the... Simply put, no. These last verbs, in the present tense second person forms, all contain an accent mark because the last syllable is stressed. It has nothing to do with whether a diphthong appears in...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 04:25 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 597 Posted By Rusty Yes, the 'ai' in the 2nd person plural is a... Yes, the 'ai' in the 2nd person plural is a falling diphthong in the case stated. Should you encounter a verb like 'cambiar', which has a weak 'i' vowel before a strong 'a', you have a rising...

Forum: Grammar March 31, 2024, 02:35 PM

Replies: 1 ¿A que sí, Junior? Views: 609 Posted By Rusty More context would be nice. Without more... More context would be nice. Without more context, the phrase could mean: Right? Isn't that right? Am I right? Isn't it? Aren't you? Won't we?

Forum: Grammar March 29, 2024, 11:59 PM

Replies: 2 Upon the use of possessive adjectives with a noun Views: 358 Posted By Rusty The answers given in your lesson divulge the... The answers given in your lesson divulge the context the author was working with -- that women's dresses (not men's suits) are the topic. It's easy to see that women were talking about 'vestidos' and...

Forum: Grammar March 27, 2024, 07:47 AM

Replies: 4 Dos ejemplos de cómo completarían Views: 885 Posted By Rusty Hola, I can't say whether the examples were... Hola, I can't say whether the examples were based on a real event or a fictional one. Si la autora presentó algunos ejemplos en primer lugar, entonces el atleta y la dependienta completaron (no...

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2024, 10:59 PM

Replies: 4 ¿a qué día estamos hoy? vs ¿qué día es hoy? Views: 621 Posted By Rusty ~~~ You may simply say, "«A 25 de marzo» or... ~~~ You may simply say, "«A 25 de marzo» or «A lunes»." You may include the subject pronoun with the verb, but it would be rare, since the verb ending ('estamos') makes it clear.

Forum: Introductions March 24, 2024, 12:00 PM

Replies: 2 ¡Hola! Views: 531 Posted By Rusty Welcome to the forums! Welcome to the forums!

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2024, 11:38 AM

Replies: 4 ¿a qué día estamos hoy? vs ¿qué día es hoy? Views: 621 Posted By Rusty The question you found in the reference... The question you found in the reference dictionary is merely one way to ask, "What day is it today?" «¿Qué día es hoy?» is the exact translation of the English question. The translation the...

Forum: Grammar March 22, 2024, 09:42 AM

Replies: 1 Ayúdalo Views: 399 Posted By Rusty Using ayúdale is acceptable in some regions. ... Using ayúdale is acceptable in some regions. The dictionary lists ayudar as a transitive verb, so it takes a direct object (pronoun).

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2024, 12:58 AM

Replies: 2 Bury (noun) Views: 1,049 Posted By Rusty There's plenty of online information if you... There's plenty of online information if you search for "Bury Place Name Meaning." Bury is an Old English place name, meaning 'fortified enclosure', like a 'fort' or 'stronghold'.

Forum: Grammar March 05, 2024, 07:58 AM

Replies: 1 Obrer! Camperol! Unitat Views: 525 Posted By Rusty Your poster is written in Catalan (Català). ... Your poster is written in Catalan (Català). Obrer! = ¡Obrero! (¡Trabajador!) Camperol! = ¡Campesino! Unitat per la Victoria! = ¡Unidad por la victoria!

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