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Forum: Grammar January 13, 2022, 02:06 PM

Replies: 1 Omitted se and le Views: 958 Posted By Rusty The reflexive verb re?rse must always be... The reflexive verb re?rse must always be accompanied by the reflexive pronoun. The verb re?rse doesn't mean the same thing as re?r. On the other hand, an indirect object pronoun doesn't need to...

Forum: Grammar January 11, 2022, 12:56 PM

Replies: 1 It's a good husband, if lazy. Views: 1,269 Posted By Rusty It makes better sense if it's written, "He's a... It makes better sense if it's written, "He's a good husband, if lazy." if lazy = although (he's) lazy; albeit lazy

Forum: Grammar January 10, 2022, 11:23 AM

Replies: 4 Past tense latin america vs spain Views: 1,574 Posted By Rusty Both are important and both are used, but it is... Both are important and both are used, but it is true that Spain makes use of the perfect more often than the simple. That shouldn't be too much of a surprise, since British English and American...

Forum: Grammar January 05, 2022, 10:37 AM

Replies: 1 llevar a cabo Views: 988 Posted By Rusty When that translation into English works (conveys... When that translation into English works (conveys the correct meaning), yes. Depending on how the locución verbal is being used, there may be other English translations.

Forum: Grammar December 31, 2021, 12:48 AM

Replies: 1 A couple questions about this sentence. Views: 1,957 Posted By Rusty The neuter article 'lo' is used to change an... The neuter article 'lo' is used to change an adjective into an abstract (idea). The adjective being turned into an abstract idea is 'alto', which is further modified with the adverb...

Forum: Grammar December 30, 2021, 05:12 PM

Replies: 4 Sea vuestra merced servido Views: 2,060 Posted By Rusty Be (thou) served. Be your grace served. (May we... Be (thou) served. Be your grace served. (May we all serve thee.)

Forum: Grammar December 30, 2021, 09:37 AM

Replies: 4 Sea vuestra merced servido Views: 2,060 Posted By Rusty 'Vuestra merced' refers to a person, even though... 'Vuestra merced' refers to a person, even though it is often translated as 'your grace', 'your honor', 'your mercy', etc. A translation that might fit better, time-period-wise, is 'my lord'. I am...

Forum: Grammar December 28, 2021, 12:31 PM

Replies: 2 Había amanecido Views: 1,402 Posted By Rusty It had dawned. This compound tense, called the... It had dawned. This compound tense, called the pretérito pluscuamperfecto (the pluperfect, in English), uses a conjugated form of the auxiliary verb haber followed by a (past) participle. It is used...

Forum: Grammar December 25, 2021, 06:20 AM

Replies: 1 Why is "llevaran" used in this sentence? Views: 984 Posted By Rusty Your assumption that the speaker's opinion is... Your assumption that the speaker's opinion is that the penguins are not actually wearing funny hats is correct. Whether the subjunctive is used or not depends on the speaker's perception. If the...

Forum: Grammar December 21, 2021, 10:11 PM

Replies: 2 Why is "hacer enojar" used instead of "hacer enojado"? Views: 1,792 Posted By Rusty Sometimes you'll see a 'make angry' translation,... Sometimes you'll see a 'make angry' translation, but it should get closer to '(to) anger' or '(to) annoy'. When written 'hacer enojar a', it means '(to) antagonize' or '(to) irritate'. What you're...

Forum: Grammar December 21, 2021, 04:11 AM

Replies: 5 Murió al caerle encima una nevera Views: 2,339 Posted By Rusty Yes! Make sure the verb prior to the... Yes! Make sure the verb prior to the preposition al also gets changed to first person.

Forum: Vocabulary December 20, 2021, 12:29 PM

Replies: 10 A word or idiom for getting the middle out of something Views: 4,950 Posted By Rusty My background is programming. I understand what... My background is programming. I understand what you're talking about, now that it's been revealed. Typing green letters onto a black screen was WAY COOL compared to the stuff we had before that,...

Forum: Vocabulary December 20, 2021, 08:13 AM

Replies: 10 A word or idiom for getting the middle out of something Views: 4,950 Posted By Rusty We presented examples, not knowing that the real... We presented examples, not knowing that the real question was about a space constraint and having to remove letters from words, or some words from the sentence, in order to meet that constraint....

Forum: Vocabulary December 19, 2021, 06:54 PM

Replies: 10 A word or idiom for getting the middle out of something Views: 4,950 Posted By Rusty I'm just now understanding that you were asking... I'm just now understanding that you were asking about shrinking down the size of a word, by abbreviation or by eliminating (leaving out, discarding, dropping, weeding out, condensing, contracting,...

Forum: Vocabulary December 18, 2021, 09:10 AM

Replies: 10 A word or idiom for getting the middle out of something Views: 4,950 Posted By Rusty Along with 'hollow out', we 'scoop out', 'carve... Along with 'hollow out', we 'scoop out', 'carve out', 'scrape out', 'core (out)', 'rout', 'ream', 'bore', and 'gut'.

Forum: Grammar December 16, 2021, 08:44 AM

Replies: 1 Te dio a esa niña Views: 1,302 Posted By Rusty It was the god of the Aztecs that gave the mother... It was the god of the Aztecs that gave the mother 'that' daughter. 'That' daughter is the direct object. She is who was given by the god of the Aztecs to the mother. The indirect object pronoun te...

Forum: Grammar December 15, 2021, 05:47 AM

Replies: 3 Require Views: 1,267 Posted By Rusty It is OK without the 'to'. You can include it... It is OK without the 'to'. You can include it if you want, but it makes no difference in the meaning. I prefer the inclusion of the conjunction 'that' (the one found in you're last proposal), but...

Forum: Grammar December 14, 2021, 06:58 AM

Replies: 3 Require Views: 1,267 Posted By Rusty Both proposals are correct. Both proposals are correct.

Forum: Grammar December 14, 2021, 06:56 AM

Replies: 1 It's time I Views: 1,043 Posted By Rusty The difference is timing. The first means you're... The difference is timing. The first means you're about to leave; the second means you've left.

Forum: Grammar December 10, 2021, 10:16 PM

Replies: 2 Two questions about this sentence Views: 1,474 Posted By Rusty The subordinating conjunction 'cuando' isn't the... The subordinating conjunction 'cuando' isn't the trigger that calls for the usage of the subjunctive mood. Rather, it's based on two things. 1) If the main clause contains a command, the subordinate...

Forum: Translations December 09, 2021, 12:47 PM

Replies: 5 Must Not Have....... Views: 3,200 Posted By Rusty There's no reason to use the future tense in this... There's no reason to use the future tense in this case, especially to mean what you wrote.

Forum: Translations December 08, 2021, 02:27 PM

Replies: 5 Must Not Have....... Views: 3,200 Posted By Rusty You almost got it right. No debemos habernos... You almost got it right. No debemos habernos dado cuenta de que ... -or- No nos debemos haber dado cuenta de que ...

Forum: Grammar December 07, 2021, 11:34 AM

Replies: 1 Su Views: 1,010 Posted By Rusty This pronoun could be used in ambiguous fashion... This pronoun could be used in ambiguous fashion if not careful, but here it is supposed that the antecedent is both of the people established in the previous sentence (su padre y su abuela). Context...

Forum: Grammar December 07, 2021, 07:37 AM

Replies: 1 Perdí mis llaves Views: 1,526 Posted By Rusty Use las llaves. First person is established by... Use las llaves. First person is established by the verb's ending, so it's redundant to use a possessive determiner that expresses the same person. In some places, native speakers of Spanish will...

Forum: Grammar December 07, 2021, 02:33 AM

Replies: 1 Creer & subjunctive with interrogatives? Views: 1,060 Posted By Rusty You're getting mixed answers because some people... You're getting mixed answers because some people (and perhaps regions of people) incorrectly use or don't use the subjunctive when called for. At times it is mistakenly used when it's not called for,...

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