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Forum: Practice & Homework May 22, 2026, 12:32 PM

Replies: 6 Word: "ratio" appropriate here? Can you correct my sentence? Views: 135 Posted By Rusty You're welcome. There is a way to translate... You're welcome. There is a way to translate the "mysterious" sentence using the Spanish infinitive, but that changes the translation I provided. In other words, «Acabo de volver de correr (salir a...

Forum: Practice & Homework May 22, 2026, 11:52 AM

Replies: 6 Word: "ratio" appropriate here? Can you correct my sentence? Views: 135 Posted By Rusty The other sentence that wasn't understood by... The other sentence that wasn't understood by Angelica was likely your attempt at the English sentence "I just returned from my second run today." The first Spanish words in that sentence should have...

Forum: Translations May 05, 2026, 01:01 PM

Replies: 12 Please Correct Specific Parts Of My Sentence Views: 246 Posted By Rusty 'Esquirla' is in the dictionary I use, but I was... 'Esquirla' is in the dictionary I use, but I was unfamiliar with the word, so chose another.

Forum: Translations May 04, 2026, 06:14 PM

Replies: 12 Please Correct Specific Parts Of My Sentence Views: 246 Posted By Rusty It depends on the speaker's perspective or... It depends on the speaker's perspective or preference (the source of the glass may influence word choice). «por andar descalzo, al caminar descalzo o mientras caminaba descalzo» (Using 'por'...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 16, 2026, 08:10 PM

Replies: 2 ...Ahí es nada... Views: 102 Posted By Rusty Ahí means 'there'. It's an adverb of place, just... Ahí means 'there'. It's an adverb of place, just like its cousins allí and allá. Ahí and hay aren't pronounced the same way, nor do they have the same meaning. Each adverb of place mentioned...

Forum: Vocabulary March 25, 2026, 11:17 AM

Replies: 2 Squishy Views: 135 Posted By Rusty ¿Cuál es el contexto? Y sería útil saber si el... ¿Cuál es el contexto? Y sería útil saber si el contexto se refiere al inglés británico o al estadounidense.

Forum: Translations March 04, 2026, 06:03 AM

Replies: 2 A Song by Ramón Ayala Views: 154 Posted By Rusty My friends who knew you Told me you said to... My friends who knew you Told me you said to tell me Not to suffer anymore for you (In each place where 'mas' appears, it should be 'más'.)

Forum: Grammar March 03, 2026, 07:17 PM

Replies: 8 ...en el súbito iluminarse del espacio Views: 277 Posted By Rusty Platero is the subject of the sentence. It was he... Platero is the subject of the sentence. It was he who shuddered. Yes, the colors mentioned go with each explosion. A Spanish infinitive, whether reflexive or not, can act as a noun. Its...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings March 03, 2026, 07:27 AM

Replies: 4 "Give me three day's notice" Views: 183 Posted By Rusty There's no idiom, as far as I know. The noun... There's no idiom, as far as I know. The noun 'notice' could be 'notificación', 'aviso' or 'preaviso'. Note that 'de' would follow the noun before stating the amount of days/weeks/etc. Prior to...

Forum: Vocabulary February 28, 2026, 08:40 PM

Replies: 4 To Miss Views: 194 Posted By Rusty If you missed seeing someone yesterday, use... If you missed seeing someone yesterday, use «Lamentamos/Sentimos no haberle visto ayer.» I suspect the rest can be answered by others (Angélica :rose:).

Forum: Grammar February 28, 2026, 08:29 PM

Replies: 5 Si me hubieras pedido... Views: 236 Posted By Rusty It may sound better this way: «Si me lo... It may sound better this way: «Si me lo hubieras pedido ayer, podría haberlo hecho.»

Forum: Vocabulary February 08, 2026, 07:43 AM

Replies: 3 tirar Views: 206 Posted By Rusty Tirar is informal usage, but can be heard in Cuba. Tirar is informal usage, but can be heard in Cuba.

Forum: Translations January 17, 2026, 10:00 PM

Replies: 5 I think that this arrangement.... Views: 322 Posted By Rusty A few good places to read up on the use of the... A few good places to read up on the use of the subjunctive to express uncertainty using «suponer que» can be found here (https://www.espanolavanzado.com/uso-de-palabras/1372-suponer-que-subjuntivo)...

Forum: Translations January 17, 2026, 07:07 AM

Replies: 5 I think that this arrangement.... Views: 322 Posted By Rusty There's no reason to use the subjunctive anywhere... There's no reason to use the subjunctive anywhere here, and the future subjunctive is nearly obsolete in modern-day Spanish. Your second quote should be something like this: Creo que este...

Forum: Grammar January 13, 2026, 04:44 AM

Replies: 4 Con lo cual sentía un gran consuelo... Views: 275 Posted By Rusty ¡Enlace guardado! ¡Enlace guardado!

Forum: Grammar January 11, 2026, 08:34 AM

Replies: 4 Porque le dio entonces como un mareo... Views: 281 Posted By Rusty I'll add my :twocents:. When the verb 'dar'... I'll add my :twocents:. When the verb 'dar' is used to express feelings, it functions similarly to how the verb 'gustar' works (grammatically speaking); i.e., the Spanish subject is the feeling,...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques January 06, 2026, 06:47 AM

Replies: 5 Free Mini Spanish Listening Clips for Class or Self-Study Views: 331 Posted By Rusty Welcome to the forums! Your site looks fun... Welcome to the forums! Your site looks fun and likely quite useful for those wanting to learn.

Forum: Grammar December 31, 2025, 05:51 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 506 Posted By Rusty aleCcowaN answered this question above, in post... aleCcowaN answered this question above, in post #2.

Forum: Grammar December 19, 2025, 04:30 AM

Replies: 2 Te brindamos por la primer victoria Views: 228 Posted By Rusty This is an apocope, at best; it's considered an... This is an apocope, at best; it's considered an error or antiquated usage, otherwise. See here (https://www.rae.es/dpd/primero), especially point 1 c). This usage would probably not be heard among...

Forum: General Chat December 16, 2025, 06:45 PM

Replies: 4 Me es imposible hacer algo Views: 300 Posted By Rusty Welcome to the forums! Podemos reducir la... Welcome to the forums! Podemos reducir la cuestión a la diferencia entre «me es imposible» y «es imposible para mí». No veo ninguna diferencia. Ambas se utilizan en el habla cotidiana. A ver qué...

Forum: Translations December 13, 2025, 10:30 PM

Replies: 6 Is This Sentence Correct? Views: 338 Posted By Rusty I'm sure it was understood, but I would frame it... I'm sure it was understood, but I would frame it as a direct question. «¿Es usted la persona con la que debo ponerme en contacto para resolver un problema que tengo con mi pedido?» Even...

Forum: Introductions December 01, 2025, 10:26 PM

Replies: 5 Greetings Amigos. Views: 298 Posted By Rusty Welcome to the forums, Christopher. We love... Welcome to the forums, Christopher. We love questions here. Come back soon! (BTW, 'novela' contains only one 'l'.)

Forum: Vocabulary November 28, 2025, 07:19 PM

Replies: 8 Los Trastes Views: 447 Posted By Rusty I've never heard 'traste' used to mean a single... I've never heard 'traste' used to mean a single dish (the name of the item is used instead). The singular noun 'traste' can mean several things: junk, trash/garbage/rubbish, knickknack/trinket...

Forum: Vocabulary November 14, 2025, 07:22 PM

Replies: 5 despedidas y despenas Views: 444 Posted By Rusty That happens too often. Thanks! That happens too often. Thanks!

Forum: Vocabulary November 11, 2025, 07:41 AM

Replies: 5 despedidas y despenas Views: 444 Posted By Rusty The elusive word likely means 'consolations'. The elusive word likely means 'consolations'.

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