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¿Hay alguna diferecia importante entre los dos subjuntivos?
Estoy encantado con estas dos formas del lenguaje, pero ninguno de los materiales disponibles ha clarificado la diferencia entre las dos formas:
Si hubiese sabido que iba a llover, me habría ...
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Aramaic compared to Spanish [closed]
Is it possible to compare Aramaic to Spanish? If so, what are the differences and what are common? I have Spanish at school, and when I saw Passion of the Christ, I recognized lots of words. Is it ...
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When is uppercase used in English but lowercase in Spanish?
There are many cases where English uses capital letters (e.g. January) but Spanish uses lowercase (e.g. enero). Grammar or orthography books have long lists of all the cases where capital letters are ...
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Comparing number of words in Spanish and English
In thinking about the expressiveness of Spanish vs. English, I was wondering:
About how many Spanish words exist (in total)
About how many English words exist (in total)
About how many Spanish words ...
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“Ser” and “Estar”: Spanish vs. Portuguese
The English verb to be typically translates to either ser or estar in both Spanish and Portuguese.
Is there any instance in which the ser /estar distinction is different between Spanish and ...
