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Parecer a Versatile VerbAlthough parecer may have a dictionary definition of "to seem," its use is quite a bit more versatile than that. In addition to being used in describing what things are like, it is common used the in the expressing of opinions and describing reactions. Our newest lesson, on usage of the... |
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Is It ‘Los Primeros 14 Años’ or ‘Los 14 Primeros Años’?From the mailbox (links and English translation of the sample sentence added): In yesterday's comma lesson, you gave this example: Durante los primeros 14 años de su vida, fue conocida como María. (During the first 14 years of her life, she was known as Maria.) I believe that I rea... |
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Waste NotFrom the mailbox: I subscribe to your daily emails as I am a fan of Spanish dichos. I have been looking for a dicho that says something like "waste is wrong." Do you have any suggestions? Here's what you may be looking for: Quien no malgasta, no pasa necesidades. Literally,... |
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Spanish Can Use Present Tense Where English Doesn'tDavid Beckham was quoted last month as saying, "Ésta es la primera vez que deseo que pierda el Manchester." At first glance, it may look like the soccer superstar is mangling his acquired language, since a literal translation would come out something like "This is the first ... |
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Mastering the CommaCommas may be the most challenging of all types of punctuation, and that's true in both English and Spanish. Fortunately, as our new lesson on commas explains, the use of the punctuation mark is similar in the two languages. It's easy to think of the comma as merely something used to indicate voc... |
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Is Nothing Singular or Plural?The basic rule seems so simple: A singular noun takes a singular verb (such as es, tiene or estaba), while a plural noun takes a plural verb (such as son, tienen or estaban). But if you've been studying Spanish beyond the basics, you know that the rules are seldom that simple. For example, doe... |
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