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Old November 14, 2011, 05:33 PM
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Antelación/anticipación

I've just realised I'm not sure about how to translate the next sentence:

¿Con cuánto tiempo de antelación/anticipación necesitas saberlo?

I've ventured:
·How long in advance do you need to know?
·How long beforehand do you need to know?

Are these sentences grammatically correct? In case they are, are they an immediate choice for native speakers or is there a more natural way to say this?

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Old November 14, 2011, 05:41 PM
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Both work. The first sentence would be more commonly heard, especially with 'in advance' tacked onto the end of the sentence.

How long do you need to know in advance?
How long in advance do you need to know?
How long do you need to know beforehand?
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Old November 14, 2011, 05:45 PM
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Ah, the place of adverbs... I seem to always have trouble with that.

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Old November 14, 2011, 05:53 PM
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Another thought.

'How far in advance' is much more popular, and the 'in advance' part isn't separated. That's the best choice.
You can use 'far' with 'beforehand', but 'long' sounds better.
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Old November 14, 2011, 06:49 PM
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Wow! Useful!
Thank you again! Tricky parts of languages are so much fun!
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Old November 15, 2011, 02:04 AM
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Quote:
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How long do you need to know in advance?
How long in advance do you need to know?
How long do you need to know beforehand?
I can't improve on the above, but there is also the possibility of

How much notice do you need?

I think this is what I would automatically say, but might be colloquial.
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Old November 15, 2011, 08:22 AM
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Thank you, Perikles, I'll learn this one too.
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