Forum: Grammar
June 08, 2013, 08:51 AM
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June 07, 2013, 09:54 PM
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Forum: Grammar
June 07, 2013, 08:33 PM
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Llamar vs llamar a
According to Rae 'llamar' can be transitive or intransitive.
Transitive when it means to call, intransitive when it means to phone.
I really like to understand the grammar of the Spanish as...
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Forum: Grammar
April 15, 2013, 08:21 PM
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Forum: Grammar
March 11, 2013, 08:29 AM
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Forum: Grammar
March 10, 2013, 05:04 PM
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Thanks guys,
@ Perikles - I totally agree...
Thanks guys,
@ Perikles - I totally agree about the subjunctive being a mood and I have tried to research whether the conditional is a tense or a mood so your explanation about verbs was great. ...
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Forum: Grammar
March 10, 2013, 06:47 AM
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Forum: Grammar
January 21, 2013, 02:19 AM
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Forum: Grammar
January 20, 2013, 09:45 PM
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Forum: Grammar
January 20, 2013, 12:32 PM
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No takers? As an update, just in case anyone...
No takers? As an update, just in case anyone else wonders about this in the future I've since been told by a very knowledgeable grammarian that there is no hard and fast rule and either the iop or...
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Forum: Grammar
January 18, 2013, 03:00 PM
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Direct or Indirect Object Pronoun here?
I've been keeping my eye out for examples where the subjunctive can be replaced with the inifinitive (eg with mandar, dejar, hacer etc) and in such cases the indirect object pronoun seems common but...
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Forum: Grammar
December 23, 2012, 09:36 PM
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Forum: Grammar
December 23, 2012, 02:16 PM
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The preposition 'a'
Just a question about the 'a' that we English speakers like to call the personal 'a'.
I guess technically it's still a preposition in Spanish. Does it actually have its own personal name? lol
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Forum: Grammar
November 21, 2012, 05:18 PM
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Ojalá with past actions
I was just wondering how common it is to follow ojalá with a past action?
I know I've seen it followed by the past tense subjunctive - Ojalá que estuvieras aquí etc - but that's not talking...
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Forum: Grammar
November 20, 2012, 01:13 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 19, 2012, 03:23 AM
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So basically you can choose either option, the...
So basically you can choose either option, the infinitive version if you think the hearer will figure out who you're talking about and the subjunctive version if you need to make clear who you're...
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Forum: Grammar
November 18, 2012, 05:10 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 15, 2012, 03:10 PM
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Antes de vs Antes de que + subjunctive
I'm still having a bit of trouble knowing when to choose antes de over antes de que.
In some cases it's fairly straightforward:
antes de + a noun
antes del desayuno - before breakfast
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Forum: Grammar
October 27, 2012, 01:14 PM
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Forum: Grammar
October 26, 2012, 05:07 PM
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Awesome, thanks guys :)
so ... just to see...
Awesome, thanks guys :)
so ... just to see if I have it straight in my head
Quizás sea mejor si fueran ... It might be better if they were to go ... (it's a suggestion and they may well not...
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Forum: Grammar
October 26, 2012, 03:44 PM
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Just a quick subjunctive question
Quizás sea mejor si __________ a Tonga en el invierno, el clima allá es muy agradable.
It might be better if they went to Tonga in the winter, the climate there is very nice.
Could someone...
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Forum: Grammar
October 21, 2012, 01:58 PM
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Forum: Grammar
October 21, 2012, 01:00 PM
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Thanks Irmamar, a ¿locución? and here i was...
Thanks Irmamar, a ¿locución? and here i was thinking it was a 'preposición' jeje
What I'm really trying to get at is what does 'por' add in the kinds of examples that I've listed. It must give...
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Forum: Grammar
October 21, 2012, 12:54 PM
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Forum: Grammar
October 21, 2012, 12:50 PM
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No, both phrases could work but they do really...
No, both phrases could work but they do really have a slightly different meaning, 'arranged by means that the units are put in a certain order by rank, 'composed of' means that the units are made up...
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