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Forum: Translations June 18, 2016, 01:13 PM

Replies: 1 Translation clarification: impersonal se Views: 2,451 Posted By Jorriss Translation clarification: impersonal se Hi, I am looking to translate the following two sentences: First, "se ve que la gente es muy amable y habladora." Is this best interpreted as an impersonal se, and thus it is "One sees that the...

Forum: Grammar June 12, 2016, 11:07 PM

Replies: 2 Adverb placement with multiple adverbs Views: 4,721 Posted By Jorriss Thank you, this is very helpful! Yeah I... Thank you, this is very helpful! Yeah I know they are different, I just didn't know how to make the accents (in hindsight, I should have looked harder) :worried:. Thanks for letting me know how...

Forum: Grammar June 12, 2016, 06:35 PM

Replies: 2 Adverb placement with multiple adverbs Views: 4,721 Posted By Jorriss Adverb placement with multiple adverbs I wish to understand the placement of an adverb in the following two sentences. Let me first say that, as I understand, an adverb follows a verb, unless said adverb modifies another adverb, or if an...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 05, 2016, 11:31 PM

Replies: 10 El patio es bonito, con flores todavia. Views: 11,732 Posted By Jorriss Gotcha, that's very helpful, thank you! Gotcha, that's very helpful, thank you!

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 05, 2016, 10:35 PM

Replies: 10 El patio es bonito, con flores todavia. Views: 11,732 Posted By Jorriss I gave the entire sentence, that seemed like... I gave the entire sentence, that seemed like sufficient context. However, I can offer everything leading upto that sentence: Mi casa es vieja y grande, con muchas ventanas. Las cortinas en toda la...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 05, 2016, 08:56 PM

Replies: 10 El patio es bonito, con flores todavia. Views: 11,732 Posted By Jorriss Ah, that makes sense. Is that how you would... Ah, that makes sense. Is that how you would actually express that sentiment though? Or is that usage a limitation of vocabulary at that point in the text?

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 05, 2016, 05:26 PM

Replies: 10 El patio es bonito, con flores todavia. Views: 11,732 Posted By Jorriss El patio es bonito, con flores todavia. In Bregstein's text, Fundamental Spanish, the first reading comprehension paragraph has the sentence, "El patio es bonito, con flores todavia." In this context, is todavia idiomatic? I would...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 05, 2016, 05:25 PM

Replies: 4 Una novela bastante ilustrada. Views: 2,774 Posted By Jorriss Thank you all! Thank you all!

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 04, 2016, 06:20 PM

Replies: 4 Una novela bastante ilustrada. Views: 2,774 Posted By Jorriss Una novela bastante ilustrada. Hello. I picked up a copy of the translated version of "Diary of a wimpy kid" vol 1. On the front cover it says, "una novela bastante ilustrada." A literal translation of this suggests it is read "a...

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