Listening comprehension

[CrOtALiTo]

Thank you for your long explanation

Then I can say this.

Luis doesn't have the notebook the notebook has Carlos.

She hasn't the notebook.

She didn't have the notebook.

She had not the notebook.

I have the notebook.
I this last phrase, I can't say this.

I hasn't the notebook this is an incorrect form.

I will appreciate your advices often I forget some words in English.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Then I can say this.

Luis doesn't have the notebook the notebook has Carlos. Carlos has the notebook

She hasn't the notebook.
She doesn't have the notebook

She didn't have the notebook.

She had not the notebook.

I have the notebook.
I this last phrase, I can't say this.

I hasn't the notebook this is an incorrect form. true, incorrect
I do not have the notebook
I don't have the notebook

I will appreciate your advices often I forget some words in English.

my turn

[Caballero]

I think "She hasn't the notebook," and "She had not the notebook," might be correct as well (cf. I've the notebook,/I haven't the notebook"), but are archaic/deprecated. In fact "I've the notebook" was considered U whereas "I have the notebook" and "I've got the notebook" were considered non-U. "The notebook has Carlos," means "El portátil tiene Carlos," which is obviously incorrect.

[Rusty]

"El portátil tiene Carlos," is a perfectly good Spanish sentence. What was incorrect was translating it directly into English without observing English word order rules.

As far as deprecated forms, it would probably be better if the new student of English were to ignore them (in my opinion). They're not used very often at all.

[Caballero]

So you're saying "El portátil tiene Carlos." means Carlos has the notebook? So how would one say "The notebook has Carlos?" (grammatically correct but illogical)?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Caballero

So you're saying "El portátil tiene Carlos." means Carlos has the notebook? So how would one say "The notebook has Carlos?" (grammatically correct but illogical)?

It would be the same, because the sentence is (theoretically) ambiguous. However, the sentence was preceeded by the claim that somebody else did not have the notebook, so the expectation is that somebody else did. In that context, the ambiguity can only be theoretical.

[Caballero]

So word order doesn't matter at all in Spanish?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Caballero

So word order doesn't matter at all in Spanish?

Yes, of course it does. This particular word-order is however reversable.

[CrOtALiTo]

Thank you all.

I have understood everything about this kind to English rules.

I don't have more questions.

I haven't more corrections, I know that this phrase is correct too.
I don't know everyone have a different alternative or point.

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