Noun + de/a + verb

pogo · #1 November 11, 2009, 03:05 AM

This is something that's confused me for a while, if I wanted to say 'easy to use' it seems like there are 3 options:

fácil usar
fácil a usar
fácil de usar

I think it's the last one but I'm not sure why, can anyone explain the difference between these?

thanks.

Perikles · #2 November 11, 2009, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pogo

fácil usar
fácil a usar
fácil de usar

It is fácil de usar
fácil de entender = easy to understand

irmamar · #3 November 11, 2009, 03:50 AM

Fácil usar: es muy fácil usar la plancha.
Fácil de usar: la plancha es muy fácil de usar.
Fácil a usar

pogo · #4 November 11, 2009, 04:31 AM

Thanks for the help, could you give me some examples of when you do use a + verb?

I know you can say something like 'voy a hablar' but I still don't totally understand why the a is needed and you can't say 'voy hablar'.

**Rusty** · #5 November 11, 2009, 05:16 AM

This site may be of some help.

***Tomisimo*** · #6 November 11, 2009, 10:08 AM

Rusty has hit the nail on the head. By convention or historical reasons, certain prepositions are used with certain nouns and verbs.

pogo · #7 November 12, 2009, 02:45 AM

Thanks for the help guys.

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