03/20/19
Leismo de cortesia and consistency?
I've read about the "leísmo de cortesía" i.e. the use of "le" and "les" as direct object pronouns when referring to a person or group you are addressing formally.
Most of my learning resources...
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03/16/19
Use of "Que" in "Que todo te vaya bien"?
> Que todo te vaya bien.
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> Que nos reunamos a las 6.
I've seen, and used, `que` in this form - it's as if the verb has been dropped, say, `espero`.
What is the origin of this usage?...
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Indirect object and "le"?
> La madre le lava la cara a la nina.
In that sentence, why is the word "le" there? The sentence already has a indirect object ("a la nina"), but removing the "le" makes the sentence to sound...
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03/14/19
What is the difference between "al" and "a la"?
Consider the following sentence:
> Vamos a entender a la maestra. (We are going to understand the teacher)
I remember seeing in a similar sentence the word `al` being used instead of `a la`....
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03/14/19
Mas bueno" es incorrecto, correcto bajo ciertas circunstancias o totalmente correcto pero poco usado?
En portugues *mais grande* es aparentemente un error garrafal, solo bajo ciertas circunstancias no lo es, pero nadie me da una respuesta del porque. Hasta ahora mi conclusion es que este "error" es...
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