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En la semana siguiente o a la semana siguiente?


Caramelita May 10, 2013 09:15 AM
En la semana siguiente o a la semana siguiente?
 
Hola,

Alguien me podría explicar por favor cuál es la manera correcta para decir "They left the next week"?


- Se fueron A la semana siguiente OR is it se fueron EN la semana siguiente?

Also, Is it al día siguiente OR al siguiente día - is there any difference?

If we talk about the past , would it be correct to say : Fui al almacén la semana pasada.. or should I use here "En" ? - Fui al almacén en la semana pasada?


Thanks ahead:)

chileno May 10, 2013 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Caramelita (Post 137560)
Hola,

Alguien me podría explicar por favor cuál es la manera correcta para decir "They left the next week"?


- Se fueron A la semana siguiente :good:OR is it se fueron EN la semana siguiente?

Also, Is it al día siguiente:good: OR al siguiente día:good: - is there any difference?

If we talk about the past , would it be correct to say : Fui al almacén la semana pasada.. :good:or should I use here "En" ? - Fui al almacén en la semana pasada?


Thanks in advance:)
On your first question, I guess both options would be OK, but only the first option it seems more used, at least for me.

JPablo May 10, 2013 12:53 PM
I agree with Chileno!

Caramelita May 10, 2013 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 137572)
On your first question, I guess both options would be OK, but only the first option it seems more used, at least for me.

Thanks! Would it be the same to say: La semana pasada fui al teatro and - En la semana pasada fui al teatro... i guess the first option sounds better, right?:)

chileno May 10, 2013 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Caramelita (Post 137578)
Thanks! Would it be the same to say: La semana pasada fui al teatro and - En la semana pasada fui al teatro... i guess the first option sounds better, right?:)
Right, although like I said, the second one could be used for example to indcate that during last week you went to the movies or whatever. to indicate that your were doing something especial maybe.

ducviloxi May 12, 2013 11:49 AM
"They left the next week"?

can you also say "¿salieron la proxima semana?"

chileno May 12, 2013 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ducviloxi (Post 137650)
"They left the next week"?

can you also say "¿salieron la proxima semana?"
No. Simply because you are saying literally "they left next week"

Compare that to:

They left the next/following week

Would those be OK in English?

In Spanish salieron a la próxima/siguiente semana is OK.

AngelicaDeAlquezar May 13, 2013 10:11 AM
To me, when talking about time, "próximo(a)" implies that it hasn't happened yet, so it sounds awkward to use it in the past. I prefer "siguiente" instead. :thinking:

Caramelita May 13, 2013 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 137690)
To me, when talking about time, "próximo(a)" implies that it hasn't happened yet, so it sounds awkward to use it in the past. I prefer "siguiente" instead. :thinking:

Does the order here matter? Could I say : A la semana siguiente, a la siguiente semana, al día siguiente, al siguiente día, a la próxima semana, a la semana próxima etc... would that somehow change the meanings?

AngelicaDeAlquezar May 13, 2013 10:44 AM
The meaning remains the same for this cases, but if you use the adjective before the noun, you make an emphasis on the adjective's meaning.

Caramelita May 13, 2013 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 137692)
The meaning remains the same for this cases, but if you use the adjective before the noun, you make an emphasis on the adjective's meaning.

What about these examples :
I want to start a new life- Quiero empezar una nueva vida. Is this correct?

I bought a new bike - Compré una bicicleta nueva.
I cooked a good meal- Cociné una buena cena.
He is a good friend- Es un buen amigo.

chileno May 14, 2013 10:57 AM
Now, "en la semana próxima iré a la iglesia" meaning that during, sometime, next week I will go to church.

See?

JPablo May 14, 2013 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Caramelita (Post 137693)
What about these examples :
I want to start a new life- Quiero empezar una nueva vida. Is this correct?

I bought a new bike - Compré una bicicleta nueva.
I cooked a good meal- Cociné una buena cena.
He is a good friend- Es un buen amigo.
These are ok.


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