Forum: Introductions
December 08, 2025, 10:55 AM
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Forum: Grammar
December 08, 2025, 10:52 AM
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Definitely an impersonal.
"Se" is not a...
Definitely an impersonal.
"Se" is not a reflexive, because there is no subject doing the action. If the subject were "la gente", the "se" wouldn't be necessary. We would simply say: "por lo que...
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Forum: Grammar
December 01, 2025, 11:55 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 30, 2025, 10:58 PM
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I don't think these three examples are...
I don't think these three examples are comparable. :thinking:
- Hable usted con el supervisor y que el gerente vaya con usted.
-> Talk to the supervisor and get the manager to go with you.
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Forum: Grammar
November 30, 2025, 09:51 PM
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In daily speech, you may find this formula for...
In daily speech, you may find this formula for reasons of emphasis. The speaker choses to use a redundant reflexive pronoun to state clearly that the promise was made to each other and not to anyone...
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 29, 2025, 08:34 PM
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In Mexico, we normally use the word in plural,...
In Mexico, we normally use the word in plural, but if we say something like "tengo que lavar este traste antes de irme", it most probably refers to a container whose function is hard to specify; it's...
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Forum: Grammar
November 25, 2025, 09:35 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 25, 2025, 09:34 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2025, 10:09 PM
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1. A. The children broke my window last Sunday....
1. A. The children broke my window last Sunday. Actually, this is the best translation for the Spanish sentence. A word for word translation is usually not possible.
"Me" is used in Spanish, as if...
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2025, 09:31 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 21, 2025, 10:58 PM
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Some notes on the table:
· Ella está...
Some notes on the table:
· Ella está lavándolas. (Just the spelling.)
· Ella (le) lava las manos a él. -> If we're focusing on direct/indirect object, "de él" is not an acceptable...
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Forum: Grammar
November 20, 2025, 11:55 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 19, 2025, 07:01 PM
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"Compren la muñeca para ella" is correct in a...
"Compren la muñeca para ella" is correct in a context where you would have to clarify for whom the doll will be bought.
But here, you're being asked to use the indirect object, so only "le" is...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 18, 2025, 07:58 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 18, 2025, 07:56 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 16, 2025, 08:03 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 14, 2025, 07:14 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 14, 2025, 06:45 PM
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Forum: Translations
November 03, 2025, 10:29 PM
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I will ask around if anyone would say "cámara...
I will ask around if anyone would say "cámara retrovisora", but I think we would rrather say "cámara de (la) reversa" or "cámara trasera". :thinking:
"Marcha atrás" is not used in Mexico, and...
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Forum: Translations
October 30, 2025, 08:49 PM
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Forum: Translations
October 28, 2025, 11:40 PM
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Forum: Translations
October 27, 2025, 10:56 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 26, 2025, 11:03 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 26, 2025, 12:28 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 05, 2025, 04:18 PM
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