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Forum: Grammar October 08, 2023, 05:32 AM

Replies: 2 "se les ve" vs "se ven"? Views: 1,080 Posted By elchocoano This looks a lot like a previous post of mine on... This looks a lot like a previous post of mine on August 26. 1. (a los muchachos) se les ve buenas personas this is an impersonal use of se that has essentially the same meaning as a passive...

Forum: Grammar October 05, 2023, 12:00 PM

Replies: 6 So it was perfect Views: 1,618 Posted By elchocoano Ok, thanks. I was thinking of aunque and... Ok, thanks. I was thinking of aunque and incorrectly assuming the same contrast might apply to de modo que.

Forum: Grammar October 05, 2023, 11:20 AM

Replies: 6 So it was perfect Views: 1,618 Posted By elchocoano Please correct me if I'm way off on this. I'm... Please correct me if I'm way off on this. I'm recalling something about the use of the indicative versus the subjunctive after certain conjunctions with que, such as aunque. When I read the...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 25, 2023, 11:58 AM

Replies: 7 Despideme de Juan ??? ... a Juan? Views: 2,808 Posted By elchocoano I can add one example that I just noticed today... I can add one example that I just noticed today (25 September) in elcolombiano.com which nicely juxtaposes the two variations (transitive and pronominal). Fernando Botero died 15 September in...

Forum: Grammar September 09, 2023, 07:15 PM

Replies: 8 Le tiene miedo a los truenos Views: 2,308 Posted By elchocoano Thanks, Angelica! Glad that you confirmed this... Thanks, Angelica! Glad that you confirmed this problem once again. Una zorra le echó el ojo a unas uvas by Cabrera Infante is another example that bothered me for a long time. I see this...

Forum: Grammar September 01, 2023, 07:20 PM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 2,685 Posted By elchocoano Rusty, you are correct! ... Rusty, you are correct! https://www.rae.es/dpd/le%C3%ADsmo What I was asking about in the original sentence is a special case of leísmo which exists even in non-leísta areas! 4. El...

Forum: Grammar September 01, 2023, 12:47 PM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 2,685 Posted By elchocoano I just found this online: ... I just found this online: http://www.hispanoteca.eu/Foro/ARCHIVO-Foro/Se%20le%20ve%20-%20se%20lo%20ve.htm It looks like this issue of lo/le and also the issue of passive se versus impersonal se...

Forum: Grammar September 01, 2023, 07:55 AM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 2,685 Posted By elchocoano Thanks. Thanks.

Forum: Grammar September 01, 2023, 12:02 AM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 2,685 Posted By elchocoano But this is taken from a Colombian newspaper, so... But this is taken from a Colombian newspaper, so I doubt that it is leísmo.

Forum: Grammar August 31, 2023, 07:47 PM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 2,685 Posted By elchocoano Today I read this in elcolombiano.com regarding... Today I read this in elcolombiano.com regarding prohibited campaigning on the metro in Medellín. "Al candidato Federico Gutiérrez se le vio en el metro de Medellín, de jeans y camisa blanca,...

Forum: Grammar August 29, 2023, 09:40 PM

Replies: 2 ¿Cómo le dicen? Views: 613 Posted By elchocoano Thanks! Thanks!

Forum: Grammar August 29, 2023, 04:05 PM

Replies: 2 ¿Cómo le dicen? Views: 613 Posted By elchocoano ¿Cómo le dicen? I hear this in Colombia. "What is your name?" But I thought that it would be ¿Cómo lo dicen?, since decir is here a transitive verb (meaning llamar) and would take a direct object lo, rather than le...

Forum: Grammar August 28, 2023, 11:19 PM

Replies: 2 Un grupo de 14 turistas se vieron Views: 967 Posted By elchocoano Un grupo de 14 turistas se vieron I read this today in semana.com, a sad commentary on the state of affairs today in Cartagena de Indias. "Un grupo de 14 turistas españoles se vieron envueltos en una situación de insultos y...

Forum: Grammar August 26, 2023, 03:32 PM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 2,685 Posted By elchocoano Thanks. Yes, I now remember those two previous... Thanks. Yes, I now remember those two previous discussions. I have to admit that I don't really understand this area very well. But the main thing that I wanted to be certain of in my example was...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques August 26, 2023, 03:01 PM

Replies: 3 Off to SEPA in Costa Rica in January Views: 6,863 Posted By elchocoano Rusty, I found your comment on the tico r... Rusty, I found your comment on the tico r interesting. Can you give a phonological description of it? Were you able to reproduce it during your stay? The reason I ask is that I have a text from...

Forum: Grammar August 26, 2023, 12:38 PM

Replies: 11 Help with use of se ve Views: 2,685 Posted By elchocoano Help with use of se ve I'm seeing this usage of "se ve" often. Here is an example that I noticed today in semana.com. "En el clip, que dura al menos 2 minutos, se ve a una mujer joven, ..." I can't understand the...

Forum: Grammar September 09, 2022, 07:53 PM

Replies: 2 Use of seguir a Views: 999 Posted By elchocoano Thanks very much for confirming! Thanks very much for confirming!

Forum: Grammar September 09, 2022, 03:40 PM

Replies: 2 Use of seguir a Views: 999 Posted By elchocoano Use of seguir a I'm reading a report which came out in February 2022 on crime statistics in Bogotá. The 16 localidades of Bogotá were rated acccording to total crime which occurred in 2021. Kennedy is worst,...

Forum: Grammar September 06, 2022, 09:21 PM

Replies: 3 Conocerse con alguien Views: 2,320 Posted By elchocoano Thanks very much for clearing this up! I looked... Thanks very much for clearing this up! I looked up conocer(se) in the Dudas dictionary and it all makes sense now. The usage survives in some areas. On my next trip to Antioquia I will use it and see...

Forum: Grammar September 05, 2022, 10:39 PM

Replies: 2 Why is the subjunctive only used in one of these sentences? Views: 680 Posted By elchocoano I'll give my thoughts on this because I was... I'll give my thoughts on this because I was looking into this exact thing two days ago. I'm no expert, however, but it might be useful. In your first example the subjunctive seems to be required...

Forum: Grammar September 05, 2022, 10:00 PM

Replies: 3 Conocerse con alguien Views: 2,320 Posted By elchocoano Conocerse con alguien Another example from elcolombiano.com which has me puzzled. Recently, a certain senator has had to explain his behaviour in Cartagena with respect to an altercation involving a "dama de compañía"...

Forum: Grammar September 05, 2022, 04:07 PM

Replies: 4 Question on a conditional construction Views: 1,290 Posted By elchocoano Thanks so much for the perfect answer! This is... Thanks so much for the perfect answer! This is what I suspected. Could we transform the sentence to the following so as to preserve the meaning but at the same time avoid violating the present...

Forum: Grammar September 01, 2022, 10:49 PM

Replies: 4 Question on a conditional construction Views: 1,290 Posted By elchocoano Question on a conditional construction Today I read this headline in elcolombiano.com "Doce quebradas causarían tragedias en Medellín si no se atienden." Can anyone comment on the grammatical correctness of this construction? It...

Forum: Grammar July 08, 2022, 05:14 PM

Replies: 8 ¿Me regalas un ...? Views: 1,895 Posted By elchocoano Excellent help, everyone. On the side-note... Excellent help, everyone. On the side-note re. tú/usted, Rusty's comment is well-taken and I should not get too relaxed, even though, as Angelica pointed out, things seem quite informal in many...

Forum: Grammar July 08, 2022, 04:49 PM

Replies: 5 Question on echarle el ojo a ... Views: 810 Posted By elchocoano Very good. I'm so happy that I asked these two... Very good. I'm so happy that I asked these two questions about the indirect object pronoun, as my lingering concerns have been cleared up. I am now assured that agreement in number in the third...

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