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¿el uso de la 'a'?

¿En Castellano está usado antes numeros y nombres? ¿Podeis alguien me explicarlo facil? Pienso que tengo problemas con esto porque no significa nada en Ingles. ¿Hay un camino facil que entender cuando usarlo o no?
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Old January 14, 2010, 06:12 AM
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a has several different usages. One simple one is a always follows the verb ir.
So you would say: Voy a la casa de mi amigo or Voy al cine.
A is always used in front of the direct or indirect object if these objects happen to be
a person or a respected animal like a pet dog or cat. THIS RULE IS NOT IN EFFECT WHEN PRONOUNS LIKE LO LA LOS LAS LES LE ARE USED IN PLACE OF THE THE DIRECT/INDIRECT OBJECT NOUN Examples: Di a mi amiga el libro. No ovides alimentar a mi perro cuando estoy en vaccaciones.

Look into a good Spanish/English text book to further explain these rules. Unlike other European languages, Spanish as an official language is pretty modern (only about 500 years old). For that reason the grammarians who helped make the language official, created rules that are more logical than they are in other languages. For that reason the use of the personal a is a pretty cut and dry rule that, once you learn, is easy with no exceptions (in the written language, at least)
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For that reason the use of the personal a is a pretty cut and dry rule that, once you learn, is easy with no exceptions (in the written language, at least)
¿Le vas a explicar lo que hace el dialecto manchego con los artículos definidos?
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Old January 14, 2010, 07:54 AM
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¿Le vas a explicar lo que hace el dialecto manchego con los artículos definidos?
I'm not aware of it. ¿Do the do algún corruption of un una unos unas? All I know about Manchego is the cheese, Quijote and windmills and that film director.
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a has several different usages. One simple one is a always follows the verb ir.
So you would say: Voy a la casa de mi amigo or Voy al cine.
A is always used in front of the direct or indirect object if these objects happen to be
a person or a respected animal like a pet dog or cat. THIS RULE IS NOT IN EFFECT WHEN PRONOUNS LIKE LO LA LOS LAS LES LE ARE USED IN PLACE OF THE THE DIRECT/INDIRECT OBJECT NOUN Examples: Di a mi amiga el libro. No ovides alimentar a mi perro cuando estoy en vaccaciones.

Look into a good Spanish/English text book to further explain these rules. Unlike other European languages, Spanish as an official language is pretty modern (only about 500 years old). For that reason the grammarians who helped make the language official, created rules that are more logical than they are in other languages. For that reason the use of the personal a is a pretty cut and dry rule that, once you learn, is easy with no exceptions (in the written language, at least)
Gracias, tengo otro pregunta, sé 'ir a' y 'empezar a' ¿Hay otras palabras como éstas?

Y tambíen, ¿Cómo es mi castellano, hago muchos errores?

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here's a list:
http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com...ithprep-a.html
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¿En Castellano se la usa antes de numeros y nombres? ¿Hay alguien que puede explicarmelo facilmente ? Pienso que tengo problemas con esto porque no se la utiliza en inglés. ¿Hay un camino facil para entender su uso?
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I'm not aware of it. ¿Do the do algún corruption of un una unos unas? All I know about Manchego is the cheese, Quijote and windmills and that film director.
Definite, not indefinite. "Si ves a la María, dile que..."
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That's definitely interesting.
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