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Perikles, can you explain the se to me? Why do I add se before arreglan? On my last assignment I had a similar correction by my tutor but no explanation about it. (Oh ... and you are hardly useless!!)
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I made some suggestions and comments above. The sentences marked with ![]()
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How do I make those subjunctive? I thought they were ... (ETA: I see that they are more statements than feeling - will attempt to redo them) Thank you for your help Angelica!
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I was asking you because your homework were very long for an only post.
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For example: secar to dry (transitive), secarse (intransitive) El sol secó la ropa The sun dried the clothes (transitive) La ropa se secó al sol The clothes dried in the sun (intransitive) Literally, the clothes dried themselves, hence se The reflexive bit is the word se which is always tagged on to the end of the infinitive, but split up in a finite verb to become me, te or se etc. depending on person. Your original question: Mercedes anhela que Juan y Pati (arreglarse) arreglen. Have a look at the infinitive: (arreglarse) Does that help? ![]() |
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That does help and it makes sense to me! Muchos gracias Perikles! I had seen this before - with the se but had never understood why and always got those ones wrong. This is a great learning post for me. Thank you very very much! Quote:
Should I have broken it into two posts? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aquí están mis actualizaciones de los comentarios de Angélica (en azul). I have redone the sentences entirely because I think that what I did the first time was closer to statements than feelings. Carlos nunca dijo a su familia que la sucursal de Miami tenía problemas. ![]() ¡Es lamentable que no le dijo a su familia! Ahora la familia cree que Carlos les ha engañado a todos. ¡Esperemos que Carlos puede(this is not subjunctive) explicar lo que pasó! ¡No es cierto que engañó a su familia! Probablemente Arturo vendrá a México a reunirse con Raquel. ![]() ¡Es fácil que ella sea contento! Es posible que don Fernando Castillo se recupere un poco. ![]() ¡Esperemos que se recupere!
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Please correct my Spanish. Thank you! Por favor, corrija mi español! Gracias! Last edited by ChicadeJeep; January 07, 2010 at 08:43 AM. Reason: Merging my back to back posts, adding new info, editing to complete new info. |
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A part of the new mistakes are my fault: I didn't explain well what I meant in each marked sentence with "this is not subjunctive".
I suggest that you work in actually recognizing when conjugation is subjunctive and when it is another tense. And I'll make some more specific comments on the sentences that cannot be expressed with a subjunctive. ¡Eso no es bueno! -> Right sentence, but "es" is simple present and you cannot change it to subjunctive, because this expression does not allow it. ¡Es lamentable que no le dijo a su familia! -> "Dijo" is simple past, so you have to change it for perfect preterite to fit in (HINT: with "haya"). ¡Esperemos que Carlos puede explicar lo que pasó! -> You could still use this sentence, but "puede" is simple present, so it has to be replaced by subjunctive. ¡No es cierto que engañó a su familia! -> "engañó" is simple past, so it has to be changed for perfect preterite to fit the sentence (HINT: one more with "haya") ¡Qué bueno que debería ser! -> Wrong sentence. "Deber" doesn't match "¡qué bueno!", because exclamation rejoices and "deber" commands. You could have said "¡qué bueno sería!". But, when built like this, the sentence does not allow a subjunctive, which is your exercise here, so you could say "¡Qué bueno que sea así!". ¡Es fácil que ella ¡Eso espero! -> "Espero" is present tense. This sentence was right, but does not accept a subjunctive. ¡Esperemos que se recupere! ![]() ![]() I hope I didn't make it more confusing. ![]()
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@Hernán: traté de mantener el tiempo verbal en que Chicadejeep lo expresó, pero sí, se puede con subjuntivo simple.
![]() En cuanto a "dijo", llámame quisquillosa, pero no me acaba de gustar. ![]()
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Estoy muy confundido ahora! Los tiempos y conjugación no es mi fuerza. I get utterly confused when it comes to mixing conjugations and tenses ... meshing them I guess. I can't even explain myself! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I constantly forget about masculino y femenino forms, also the le la el los etc before words, then when it comes to a certain tense matching mood or conjugation based on tense or verbs or whatever ... it blows my mind! ![]() Thank you so much for your help Angelica - I will keep working on those and come back with what I can figure out again.
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![]() Meanwhile if you get to watch movies in Spanish, no subtitles, even though at first you won't understand much other than what through the action you might surmise so in that way your mind also gets accustomed through your ears. Eventually your mind starts to get it and your conscience starts to act upon that. |
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Do you have any recommendations for books or movies? Perhaps I will take a trip to the movie store and library tomorrow!
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It is hard to do, because you don't have the usual support system and a "teacher" supposedly taking you by the hand. It is you, your intelligence and your determination to do what you have to do. And then you have, practically, the rest of the world to help you. (read : your work, the guy next door, the store clerk, the internet and us) ![]() |
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@ChicadeJeep: Don't despair. Breathe deeply, gather patience and take time for working on it. You'll understand little by little.
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Thank you AngelicaDeAlquezar - I find myself becoming frantic and impatient as I feel that I am not as far along as I should be. This is my second course and I should be comfortable having a conversation where I can discuss anything from family to work, as well as being able to write fairly detailed paragraphs in past, future, and present tense ... the list goes on of what I should be able to do, but the list is short of what I can do.
Thank you all for being patient with me and helping me. (Plus we are moving soon - so I am dealing with 3 University courses, final exams, and packing my home!)
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That's why you should do what I am telling you. Besides of what you are already doing. ![]() |
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