Forum: Grammar
February 02, 2012, 06:06 PM
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written accents
Perikles says:
"On the next to last syllable if the word ends with a vowel, n or s
The last syllable if the word ends with a consonant other than n or s"
This is really quite false. It is...
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Forum: Translations
February 02, 2012, 05:26 PM
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In Costa Rica we understand "te voy a echar de...
In Costa Rica we understand "te voy a echar de menos" but more often say "Te voy a extrañar" or "Me vas a hacer mucha falta". With respect to "añorar", I agree with the other comment. We would not...
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Forum: Grammar
February 02, 2012, 05:19 PM
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Laespelba, it is important to remember that...
Laespelba, it is important to remember that nearly always in Spanish the tense of the subjunctive in the dependant clause is agreeing with the tense of the indicative in the main clause. It derives...
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Forum: Grammar
February 02, 2012, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 5
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You do not need to use "yo" in that sentence....
You do not need to use "yo" in that sentence. "Yo" is already the clearly established topic of the discourse. You would need a subject pronoun if you were changing topics.
One other comment: You...
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Forum: Grammar
February 02, 2012, 04:36 PM
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Use of "el" with feminine nouns . . .
The "el" in noun phrases like "el águila" is derived from the Latin feminine pronoun "illa" which in Vulgar Latin was turning into a definite article. So in phrases such as "illa aquila" the two a's...
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Forum: Grammar
February 02, 2012, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 3
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"lo" vs "la"
One reason for using "la" with "creer" would be if the direct object is feminine.
[1] Esa historia no la creo.
Then too usage varies between Peninsular Spanish and Latin American Spanish. As...
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