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Can the subject be placed in front of the verb
Another question that is off'topic. When using the verb gustar, can the subject be placed in front of the verb instead of after it? I often see
Me gusta el café. but can it be said as El café me gusta. Gracias Last edited by Tomisimo; December 05, 2008 at 03:53 PM. Reason: Splitting post into two threads. |
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Absolutely. The subject can go in either place.
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As Rusty says, the subject can go on either side of the verb. In fact, Spanish is more flexible about this than English:
Juan is going to the store. Juan va a la tienda. Va a la tienda Juan. Va Juan a la tienda.
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wow..I did not know that. So this is true of all verbs. Is there any difference in placement such as emphasis? How do native speakers place subjects in sentences and what are their reasons for choosing one over the other?
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Usually you put first or at the very end what do you want to remark Me gusta mucho el café. YOU. We are talking about your preferences. El café me gusta mucho. COFFEE. We are talking about coffee. In both the meaning of the sentence is the same "I like coffee" or "coffee it's what I like" In so a short sentence is not so easy to play. With long ones it's more easy. But usually strange placement it's only used in lirycs. Saludos
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my teacher said you can do that......
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que nada Felipe? or ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que Felipe nada? It can be either one, that's what Sra said. Last edited by Jessica; December 06, 2008 at 08:46 AM. |
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Answer's Literacola are accurate. Jchen, you made it up, because your examples are in a wrong. You mean to say, Cuanto tiempo tiene or hace que felipe nada? Cuanto tiempo tiene que felipe nada. As you have wrote the last examples does make sence for me, and I believe that your teacher is a wrong.
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She is not wrong
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¿Cuánto tiempo hace que nada Felipe?
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que Felipe nada? ¿Hace cuánto tiempo que nada Felipe? ¿Hace cuánto tiempo que Felipe nada?
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¿Te molesta la nieve? No, la temperatura fría me molesta. Are you bothered by the snow? No, the cold temperature is what bothers me. Am I correct in my assumption of the emphasis here? |
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