January 18, 2010, 12:29 PM
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Diamond
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Las Vegas, USA
Posts: 7,863
Native Language: Castellano
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Quote:
Originally Posted by laepelba
Two questions about this particular example:
1) Why "su" and not "el"? I thought that the indefinite article is to be used for body parts, and not the personal possessive. "The face..." instead of "her/their face..." ???
2) Why singular? Why not "las mujeres del Medio Oriente tapan sus/los rostros"?
Another question about the word "tapar". Is it similar in meaning to "ocultar"? What are the subtleties in differences in their meanings and usages?
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Remember the table I did. There you'll find your asnwer.
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