Questions tagged [preguntas-canónicas]
Preguntas canónicas (usada solo mediante consenso) // Canonical questions (used only by agreement)
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All about datives, or: What's that funny "le" or "me" doing in there?
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This is a canonical question and answer about dative uses of le, les, me, nos, se, te and os that often confuse and confound the Spanish ...
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Resources for learning Spanish / Recursos para aprender español
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This is a specifically created Community Wiki which gathers resources for learning Spanish and it has been approved by the Community ...
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Why is "agua" masculine in singular form and feminine in plural? "El agua" / "Las aguas" ¿Por qué decimos "el agua" si es una palabra femenina?
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Is there any rule that says that feminine nouns that start with "A" are converted to masculine or is it just done for ...
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What are the differences between "ser" and "estar"? When to use each? // ¿Cuáles son las diferencias entre "ser" y "estar"? ¿Cuándo se usa cada uno?
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This is a canonical question about the differences and usage of ser and estar. Feel free to collaborate both in the question as in the ...
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What are the accent placement rules in Spanish?
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Some people have trouble determining when accent marks (tildes) should be used and where.
What are the rules for accent placement in ...
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Revisions of Spanish orthography / ¿Qué revisiones ha tenido la ortografía española?
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Recent repeals of long-standing orthographic rules in Spanish have gotten me curious. I know of the latest revision, dated 2010. I know ...
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Redundant indirect object pronoun: is "le" redundant in "preguntémosle al estúpido / a él"?
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In a movie scene from "Revenge" ("La Venganza", 1990, with Kevin Costner) the character Tiburón Méndez was discussing ...
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When should you use the preterite or the imperfect to express past time?
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There are two ways to express simple past time actions and conditions in Spanish. One is the preterite,
Comí tacos.
I ate tacos.
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When is it written with and without accent: porqué/porque/por qué? / ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre "porque", "porqué", "por que" y "por qué"?
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Can anybody explain to me when each of this variations of "porque" should be used?
¿Puede alguien explicar cuáles son las diferencias ...
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Etymologically, why do "ser" and "estar" exist? / Etimológicamente, ¿por qué existen "ser" y "estar"?
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Ser and estar both mean "to be" in English. I understand this and also understand when to use each.
Why, however, do these two ...
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Are there three past continuous tenses in Spanish? When can I use Pretérito imperfecto / imperfecto progresivo / indefinido progresivo?
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Are there three different past continuous tenses?
When I tried to learn the past continuous, I came across three different tenses that ...
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How many verbal forms are there in Spanish? // ¿Cuántas formas verbales hay en español?
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It turns out that I am learning English and I have doubts about the verbal forms of that language, but seeing this I realized that I am ...
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