Enfoque

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for June 22, 2009

enfoque (masculine noun (el)) — focus, emphasis. Look up enfoque in the dictionary

El enfoque de este proyecto es darles una mejor calidad de vida a los residentes.
This project's focus is to give the residents a better quality of life.

[bobjenkins]

El enfoque de mis estudios en español es entendiendo la palabra hablada.

[chileno]

También punto de vista (point of view.)

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

El enfoque de mis estudios en español es entendiendo la palabra hablada.

"Entender" instead of "entendiendo".

I think it's the same in English: "to understand", isn't it?

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

"Entender" instead of "entendiendo".

I think it's the same in English: "to understand", isn't it?

understanding = entender or entendiendo

Eating pizza everyday is bad for your health.

I am understanding you.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by chileno

understanding = entender or entendiendo

Eating pizza everyday is bad for your health.

I am understanding you.

Yes, I understand you, but in the example given by the Dailyword was:

This project's focus is to give - an infinitive, as we'd use in Spanish: dar.

I take the opportunity to ask a question about the genitive case. I thought it was used with persons (for instance, Jame's book), but here I can see that it's used with a noun (project's). Could someone explain it to me? Thanks

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

El enfoque de mis estudios en español es entendiendo la palabra hablada.

Irmamar, trato de decir
The focus of my studies in spanish is understanding the spoken word.

Pero lo que dijiste es mejor

The focus of my studies in spanish is to understand the spoken word

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Yes, I understand you, but in the example given by the Dailyword was:

This project's focus is to give - an infinitive, as we'd use in Spanish: dar.

I take the opportunity to ask a question about the genitive case. I thought it was used with persons (for instance, Jame's book), but here I can see that it's used with a noun (project's). Could someone explain it to me? Thanks

Names are nouns. Just about any noun have the ability to possess.
The automobiles's tire
Jane's shoe
etc

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

Names are nouns. Just about any noun have the ability to possess.
The automobiles's tire
Jane's shoe
etc

I thought it was just used with proper names (I think "proper names" means "nombres propios"). Thanks.

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by irmamar

I thought it was just used with proper names (I think "proper names" means "nombres propios"). Thanks.

Se podría usarlo con cualquiera nombre (person/place/thing)

The house's window
Bob's winning lottery ticket
The Earth's oceans

Espero que te ayude