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Forum: Grammar January 08, 2025, 05:32 AM

Replies: 3 Que parte vs. Qúe parte Views: 4,120 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you, Rusty. Thank you, Rusty.

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2025, 07:10 AM

Replies: 3 Que parte vs. Qúe parte Views: 4,120 Posted By Nfqufktc Que parte vs. Qúe parte I would appreciate it if you could clear up the following point for me: The Complete Spanish STEP-BY-STEP by Barbara Bregstein contains a reading comprehension text (unit 13, p. 231) about a...

Forum: Grammar December 14, 2024, 07:05 AM

Replies: 4 "hablar" following "escuchar" Views: 2,955 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you for your reply, aleCcowaN. Would... Thank you for your reply, aleCcowaN. Would you confirm if my understanding is correct? This part may be parsed as follows:...

Forum: Grammar December 13, 2024, 11:07 PM

Replies: 4 "hablar" following "escuchar" Views: 2,955 Posted By Nfqufktc "hablar" following "escuchar" Here is an example (ex. 13.2, sentence 15) from the Complete Spanish Step-By-Step by Barbara Bregstein: Nosotros nos callamos para escuchar hablar al experto que habla en voz baja. We become...

Forum: Grammar December 04, 2024, 05:41 AM

Replies: 4 Not knowing what “RP” means is driving me crazy Views: 5,715 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you for your reply, aleCcowaN Thank you for your reply, aleCcowaN

Forum: Grammar December 04, 2024, 02:16 AM

Replies: 4 Not knowing what “RP” means is driving me crazy Views: 5,715 Posted By Nfqufktc Not knowing what “RP” means is driving me crazy I have been using the Larousse Gran Diccionario English-Spanish dictionary for some time but unfortunately I don’t have a paper copy of this book and the electronic version at my disposal doesn’t...

Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 09:43 PM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 7,319 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you again. That is exactly what I mean.... Thank you again. That is exactly what I mean. But, unfortunately, no short cuts here. The job of marshalling verbs into patterns is mine.

Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 09:23 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 7,319 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you for the recommendation. I am striving... Thank you for the recommendation. I am striving to discern patterns. The Guide to Patterns and Usage in English has proven a useful resource in studying English. As for finding out the patterns of...

Forum: Grammar April 09, 2024, 10:55 PM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 7,319 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you for the suggestion but that's not what... Thank you for the suggestion but that's not what I have in mind

Forum: Grammar April 09, 2024, 09:31 PM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 7,319 Posted By Nfqufktc Let me rephrase my question in this post as what... Let me rephrase my question in this post as what I asked you is just a detail in the broader picture. Are you aware of or would you recommend any reference guide to the verb patterns in the Spanish...

Forum: Grammar April 08, 2024, 08:17 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 7,319 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you. I will follow the recommended links. Thank you. I will follow the recommended links.

Forum: Grammar April 08, 2024, 05:25 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 7,319 Posted By Nfqufktc Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence I have been figuring out the relation between the direct and the indirect objects in the Spanish sentence. The chart below represents my rough understanding of the matter. Would you suggest any...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 10:25 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 5,137 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you. I can see the bias in my understanding... Thank you. I can see the bias in my understanding now.

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:47 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 5,137 Posted By Nfqufktc As a follow-up to the preceding posts, I would... As a follow-up to the preceding posts, I would request your opinion upon such verbs as "actuar", "continuar" etc. The word "actuar" has a rising diphthong. It has two syllables and it is...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 07:38 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 5,137 Posted By Nfqufktc Speaking of “cambiáis”, allow me to check my... Speaking of “cambiáis”, allow me to check my understanding again: Written as “cambiais” (without the accent mark), “iai” is a triphthong which is a single syllable. cambiais...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 04:39 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 5,137 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you. Your explanation of the triphthong... Thank you. Your explanation of the triphthong structure is greatly appreciated. So far I have encountered only four verbs that carry no accent mark in the 2nd person plural: ser, ir, dar, and ver....

Forum: Grammar April 03, 2024, 11:10 PM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 5,137 Posted By Nfqufktc No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Would you confirm my understanding as to why there is no accent mark on the verbs of the 1st conjugation group in the 2nd person plural in the Pretérito imperfecto de indicativo? The accent mark is...

Forum: Grammar March 30, 2024, 04:37 AM

Replies: 2 Upon the use of possessive adjectives with a noun Views: 3,193 Posted By Nfqufktc Somehow I failed to see the woods for the trees.... Somehow I failed to see the woods for the trees. Of course, men wear suits. I looked up the word "vestidos", saw "clothes". And that started my line of reasoning. Thank you for pointing out this...

Forum: Grammar March 29, 2024, 10:09 PM

Replies: 2 Upon the use of possessive adjectives with a noun Views: 3,193 Posted By Nfqufktc Upon the use of possessive adjectives with a noun I would appreciate it if you could clear up the following point: Here is an excerpt from the text which is located at https://lingust.com/espa%C3%B1ol/espa%C3%B1ol-lecciones/lecci%C3%B3n15 ”sus...

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2024, 11:41 PM

Replies: 4 ¿a qué día estamos hoy? vs ¿qué día es hoy? Views: 5,215 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you very much. Expanding on my questions in... Thank you very much. Expanding on my questions in so minute a detail is a huge help and means a lot to me.

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2024, 09:20 PM

Replies: 4 ¿a qué día estamos hoy? vs ¿qué día es hoy? Views: 5,215 Posted By Nfqufktc Thank you, Rusty, for your detailed answer. I... Thank you, Rusty, for your detailed answer. I would be grateful if you could answer a couple of follow-up questions. From the point of grammar, 1. The answer to "¿qué día es hoy?" would be, for...

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2024, 05:17 AM

Replies: 4 ¿a qué día estamos hoy? vs ¿qué día es hoy? Views: 5,215 Posted By Nfqufktc ¿a qué día estamos hoy? vs ¿qué día es hoy? At https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/spanish-english/hoy I came across the following example: ¿a qué día estamos hoy? what day is it today? I would appreciate it if you could...

Forum: Introductions March 24, 2024, 05:14 AM

Replies: 2 ¡Hola! Views: 11,014 Posted By Nfqufktc ¡Hola! I am a beginner student of Spanish. My native language is Russian. I am also an advanced student of English. I began to study Spanish on my own just a couple of months ago and have already made some...

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