Forum: Translations
September 29, 2009, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Grammar
September 26, 2009, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,954
Which tense follows "si" in present, past, etc.
Hi,
I'm sure this has been done before, but I'd really appreciate it if someone could clarify the tenses that follow "si" in various situations.
I know that the "regular," present tense...
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Forum: Translations
September 26, 2009, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,680
"saying something" to an object, not a person
Hello,
I recently read the following in a headline:
"Le dice adiós a la música." (He says goodbye to music)
My question is, when someone is "saying" something to an object, rather than to...
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Forum: Grammar
September 24, 2009, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,760
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Forum: Grammar
September 23, 2009, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,760
Just to clarify: if I wanted to say:
"I...
Just to clarify: if I wanted to say:
"I asked her to speak."
I would say:
"Le dije que hablara."
So in other words, when I am relating a command in the past tense ("I told/asked...
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Forum: Grammar
September 23, 2009, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,016
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Forum: Grammar
September 22, 2009, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,760
Commands given in past tense
Hi again,
I was reading a newspaper article about a two creepy guys attempting to lure little kids into their van. I came across the following sentence:
Le dijo a la menor que subiera.
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Forum: Grammar
September 22, 2009, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,016
"If you do this, I will do that."
Hi, I just have a quick question regarding the types of statements that follow this general pattern:
"If someone does this, someone does that."
For example, "If you go to the store, I will...
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Forum: Translations
September 21, 2009, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,087
"he sido lo suficiente rapida."
I read the following sentence (the red part is the part I don't understand):
Casi siento deseos de reir cuando advierto que he sido lo suficientemente rapida.
I know "he sido" = "I have been,"...
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Forum: Translations
September 21, 2009, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,079
Tan ______ como ________
I came across the following sentence:
Aquella cara me resultaba tan extrana como a este nuevo cuerpo le parecerian los tentaculos serpentinos.
I'm not sure why that "a" is there; could anyone...
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 21, 2009, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,669
To resist
Another quick question: I've read that "to resist" is "tener fuerzas." Is that correct?
And if I wanted to say, "I resist it," would that be:
Lo tengo fuerzas. (?)
Likewise, "I can't...
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 21, 2009, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,342
To ignore someone
In a Spanish grammar book I have, it says that "to ignore" in Spanish is "no hacer caso." If I wanted to say "I ignore him," would I say:
Le no hago caso. (?)
Any help would be appreciated;...
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Forum: Grammar
September 21, 2009, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,647
To make/have/let someone do something
I just have a quick question regarding: to make someone do something, to have someone do something, and to let someone do something.
For example, if I want to say, "I make/have/let him go out," I...
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Forum: Grammar
September 09, 2009, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,552
"Les es..."?
When using indirect objects + ser, is it ever ok to say "Les es..."?
For example, one could say:
Le es facil hacer la tarea. (For him it is easy to do the homework).
But could you say:
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Forum: Grammar
August 20, 2009, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 13,312
By that time/at that time
Hi everyone,
I just signed up here and have already found these forums extremely helpful. I just have a quick question that can probably be answered quite quickly by someone here:
How do you...
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