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Forum: Grammar April 27, 2014, 06:07 PM

Replies: 1 Why is it ayudarle and not ayudarlo? Views: 3,899 Posted By cb4 Why is it ayudarle and not ayudarlo? Puedo ayudarle means I can help you. But why is it Le? Le is for indirect objects. You is the direct object of the sentence. What am I missing here?

Forum: Grammar April 16, 2014, 03:12 PM

Replies: 7 When to use "to" in a sentence? Views: 2,507 Posted By cb4 So what's the reason that "turn to the left" is... So what's the reason that "turn to the left" is "doble a la izquierda" rather than "doble izquierda"? There's no person involved so why do we use "a"?

Forum: Grammar April 16, 2014, 11:10 AM

Replies: 8 When to use "is" in a sentence? Views: 1,858 Posted By cb4 So then would "I am working" be translated simply... So then would "I am working" be translated simply to "trabajo"? Also, would "estoy trabajo" or "estoy trabajando" be incorrect? These seem similar to the snow sentence since "is" is being used as an...

Forum: Grammar April 16, 2014, 12:58 AM

Replies: 105 Sticky: When to use the verb "Ser" and when to use "Estar" Views: 324,179 Posted By cb4 So I guess if you say "estoy casados" to your... So I guess if you say "estoy casados" to your wife you better be prepared to get beat.

Forum: Grammar April 16, 2014, 12:49 AM

Replies: 7 When to use "to" in a sentence? Views: 2,507 Posted By cb4 It seems more logical in Spanish than it does in... It seems more logical in Spanish than it does in English. Is "a" only used in this case because a person was involved?

Forum: Grammar April 16, 2014, 12:46 AM

Replies: 8 When to use "is" in a sentence? Views: 1,858 Posted By cb4 But what about knowing when to use neither? But what about knowing when to use neither?

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2014, 06:44 PM

Replies: 7 When to use "to" in a sentence? Views: 2,507 Posted By cb4 When to use "to" in a sentence? In Spanish, " listen to the conversation" is translated as "escuche la conversacion". Why isn't it "escuche a la conversacion?" When do you use "a" in Spanish, and when do you not?

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2014, 06:42 PM

Replies: 8 When to use "is" in a sentence? Views: 1,858 Posted By cb4 So when must you use "esta/es" and when can you... So when must you use "esta/es" and when can you not use it, compared to English?

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2014, 02:56 PM

Replies: 8 When to use "is" in a sentence? Views: 1,858 Posted By cb4 When to use "is" in a sentence? Two spanish statements : 1) Nieva- it is snowing 2) Ella es enfermera- she is a nurse Why does the second statement use "es" while the first one omits it? Is it because the second statement...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2014, 07:46 AM

Replies: 8 Why is "el" sometimes used as an indirect object pronoun? Views: 2,722 Posted By cb4 Sorry to go on about this, but if what is being... Sorry to go on about this, but if what is being written is the object, similarly, wouldn't what is being talked about in "hablar con el" be the conversation. Just like "write to him" is "escribe Le"...

Forum: Grammar April 03, 2014, 03:59 PM

Replies: 8 Why is "el" sometimes used as an indirect object pronoun? Views: 2,722 Posted By cb4 Then on a related noted, why is it escribirle for... Then on a related noted, why is it escribirle for "write to him "? Shouldn't it be escribir a el? Why isn't escribir intransitive

Forum: Grammar April 02, 2014, 02:36 PM

Replies: 8 Why is "el" sometimes used as an indirect object pronoun? Views: 2,722 Posted By cb4 Why is it different for decir, then? Why is it lo... Why is it different for decir, then? Why is it lo digo...why is decir not intransitive?

Forum: Grammar April 01, 2014, 02:54 PM

Replies: 8 Why is "el" sometimes used as an indirect object pronoun? Views: 2,722 Posted By cb4 Why is "el" sometimes used as an indirect object pronoun? I just had my pimsleur tape on and I heard "he hablado con el". But In this sentence, el (the person I have spoken to) is the indirecr object (the person who the speaking was for). So why isn't it...

Forum: Grammar March 17, 2014, 10:44 AM

Replies: 6 I'm having some trouble with word order Views: 3,943 Posted By cb4 I have a few more questions. Instead of making a... I have a few more questions. Instead of making a whole new thread I will post them here: 1) tengo que vs haber....what's the difference? I understand that tener is he possessive "have" while...

Forum: Grammar March 14, 2014, 11:09 AM

Replies: 6 I'm having some trouble with word order Views: 3,943 Posted By cb4 Wow, thank you very much Wow, thank you very much

Forum: Grammar March 13, 2014, 10:22 PM

Replies: 6 I'm having some trouble with word order Views: 3,943 Posted By cb4 Awesome, thank you. Any idea on the other part? Awesome, thank you. Any idea on the other part?

Forum: Grammar March 13, 2014, 07:24 PM

Replies: 6 I'm having some trouble with word order Views: 3,943 Posted By cb4 I'm having some trouble with word order Hello everybody, This is my first post, I would like to thank everybody in advance. So I took Spanish for years in school, but I haven't taken it in like 9 years, and I never really cared about...

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