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Forum: Translations January 17, 2026, 07:22 PM

Replies: 4 I think that this arrangement.... Views: 32 Posted By Quaeso Gracias Sr.. Also just so that you can correct me... Gracias Sr.. Also just so that you can correct me further, I had thought that the default for a substantive clause (que...) was the subjunctive. That's why I used gustara (past subj.) and sucediere...

Forum: Grammar January 17, 2026, 07:14 PM

Replies: 3 ...de lo mucho que lo veía... Views: 29 Posted By Quaeso Thank you. But I'm disappointed that you didn't... Thank you. But I'm disappointed that you didn't like the ending. The point of the story is not that a statue murdered an innocent boy; but that God took to himself a beloved soul through his...

Forum: Grammar January 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Replies: 3 ...de lo mucho que lo veía... Views: 29 Posted By Quaeso ...de lo mucho que lo veía... The sequence " los ojos cada vez más abiertos y sin ver ya al Señor de lo mucho que lo veía y de lo cerca que lo tenía de sí." Doesn't make much sense to me. Here is my best try: But I don't...

Forum: Translations January 16, 2026, 09:51 PM

Replies: 4 I think that this arrangement.... Views: 32 Posted By Quaeso I think that this arrangement.... Supongo que me gustara una versión mas formál y otra mas común. Me pregunto si sea mejor usar el futuro subjuntivo para el verbo segundo- "sucediere" .

Forum: Grammar January 14, 2026, 06:12 PM

Replies: 2 le pueda ser sustraída por Marcelino Views: 32 Posted By Quaeso Ya es claro, gracias. Ya es claro, gracias.

Forum: Grammar January 13, 2026, 09:32 PM

Replies: 2 le pueda ser sustraída por Marcelino Views: 32 Posted By Quaeso le pueda ser sustraída por Marcelino ¿El "le" está ligado al verbo pueda o al sustraída? Y me parece que ese objeto indirecto signifique más o menos "desde usted."

Forum: Grammar January 13, 2026, 03:04 PM

Replies: 4 Con lo cual sentía un gran consuelo... Views: 53 Posted By Quaeso Gracias,y supongo que "con eso" sea mas génerico... Gracias,y supongo que "con eso" sea mas génerico y "con lo que" sea muy similar a "con lo cual".

Forum: Grammar January 10, 2026, 10:01 PM

Replies: 4 Con lo cual sentía un gran consuelo... Views: 53 Posted By Quaeso Con lo cual sentía un gran consuelo... ¿Cuál sería la diferencia entre: "Con lo cual", "con eso" y "con lo que"?

Forum: Translations January 10, 2026, 08:07 PM

Replies: 2 Because of my uncle... Views: 34 Posted By Quaeso Very good, thank you. Very good, thank you.

Forum: Grammar January 10, 2026, 08:04 PM

Replies: 2 ...Lo hizo para que fuesen vendidos. Views: 18 Posted By Quaeso Interesante, gracias. Interesante, gracias.

Forum: Grammar January 10, 2026, 06:30 PM

Replies: 2 ...Lo hizo para que fuesen vendidos. Views: 18 Posted By Quaeso ...Lo hizo para que fuesen vendidos. ¿Consideran uds. que "Lo" sea en el género neutro o masculino?

Forum: Translations January 10, 2026, 02:53 PM

Replies: 2 Because of my uncle... Views: 34 Posted By Quaeso Because of my uncle... I realize this could be rephrased in English to something simpler like: "He's not in prison because of my uncle.", "Por mi tio no está en el carcel." But I wanted to see how best to write the first...

Forum: Grammar January 09, 2026, 10:04 PM

Replies: 2 Hubo de vérselas con la dificultad Views: 42 Posted By Quaeso Very nice, thank you. Very nice, thank you.

Forum: Grammar January 09, 2026, 11:14 AM

Replies: 2 Hubo de vérselas con la dificultad Views: 42 Posted By Quaeso Hubo de vérselas con la dificultad I was hoping you could explain the expression hubo de vérselas, and especially what -las would refer to?

Forum: Grammar January 09, 2026, 10:58 AM

Replies: 4 Porque le dio entonces como un mareo... Views: 80 Posted By Quaeso In other words: "because something like... In other words: "because something like a dizziness then struck him" -would be mareo as subject. "because it (the event of watching at the window) then gave to him something like a...

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2026, 05:54 PM

Replies: 4 Porque le dio entonces como un mareo... Views: 80 Posted By Quaeso Porque le dio entonces como un mareo... Is mareo the subject of dio, or is mareo the direct object?

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2026, 05:42 PM

Replies: 4 Se habría visto precisado a dejarse llevar Views: 52 Posted By Quaeso Thank you, understood. Thank you, understood.

Forum: Grammar January 06, 2026, 07:52 PM

Replies: 4 Se habría visto precisado a dejarse llevar Views: 52 Posted By Quaeso Thank you, I see how the subject of dejarse would... Thank you, I see how the subject of dejarse would be Marcelino, but if Marcelino were also the subject of llevar, then it seems that he would be the one abducting (that is abducting either himself or...

Forum: Grammar January 06, 2026, 05:12 PM

Replies: 4 Se habría visto precisado a dejarse llevar Views: 52 Posted By Quaeso Se habría visto precisado a dejarse llevar The phrase se habría visto precisado a dejarse llevar has a lot of verbs in it. I think that I get the main idea, but what are the subjects of dejarse and llevar?

Forum: Grammar January 06, 2026, 04:59 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 169 Posted By Quaeso If so, I apologize. And I've been asked to drop... If so, I apologize. And I've been asked to drop the subject and move on. But thank you all for your responses, and for what we were able to cover.

Forum: Grammar January 03, 2026, 05:46 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 169 Posted By Quaeso Ok, thank you, I'll consider that. Here's the... Ok, thank you, I'll consider that. Here's the next thing mentioned that I would like to talk about: I don't want to be too critical of your translation there because I think that you offered a...

Forum: Grammar January 02, 2026, 07:55 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 169 Posted By Quaeso Thank you, those posts are helpful. I see this... Thank you, those posts are helpful. I see this not only as an opportunity to learn the grammar itself; but also to get to know you better from your responses. And so I would like to eventually...

Forum: Grammar December 31, 2025, 09:55 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 169 Posted By Quaeso Interesting, thank you, and I love the examples... Interesting, thank you, and I love the examples again. I hope that you all don't mind my slow learning style (it takes me awhile to pick up new things). One thing about your post that I didn't know...

Forum: Grammar December 31, 2025, 07:37 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 169 Posted By Quaeso Yes, thank you. But I was confused by his... Yes, thank you. But I was confused by his answer because a) he uses the verb dar instead of ordenar, and in the passive form. And b) since the verb tenía ordenado is active, it's literally...

Forum: Grammar December 31, 2025, 05:37 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 169 Posted By Quaeso ... lo que tenía ordenado I thought that 'tenía ordenado' was a pluperfect passive verb; however that is of course incorrect, as it was pointed out. Thank you for your patience. I think now it is in fact an active verbal...

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