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What is the difference between "abajo," "debajo," and "bajo?"

asked May 8, 2016 at 23:20

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6 answers

15k views

How is “pea” translated into Spanish?

asked Jan 23, 2018 at 14:44

12 votes

5 answers

4k views

What is the difference between "catedrático," "docente," "maestro," and "profesor?"

asked Aug 15, 2017 at 3:24

12 votes

2 answers

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Is the phrase "Me siento mal" grammatically correct in Spanish?

asked Sep 12, 2017 at 3:19

11 votes

3 answers

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Is it possible to refer to a wife as "una marida?"

asked Jul 15, 2016 at 19:32

9 votes

2 answers

787 views

Does Spanish use parenthetical pluralization?

asked Jul 21, 2016 at 8:28

9 votes

3 answers

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Why has "fox" been translated as "zorra" in Spanish versions of Aesop's fables?

asked Aug 21, 2016 at 16:17

9 votes

3 answers

972 views

How is “talk past each other” translated into Spanish?

asked Apr 18, 2018 at 4:40

9 votes

4 answers

2k views

If "mañana" is feminine, why do I see so many more instances of "mañana sería bueno" than "mañana sería buena"?

asked Oct 27, 2019 at 7:54

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What is the difference between "mobiliario" and "mueble(s)"?

asked May 5, 2020 at 10:08

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What is the difference between "regresar," "volver," and "retornar"?

asked Dec 29, 2020 at 1:32

8 votes

2 answers

503 views

In a declarative statement, why would you put a subject pronoun at the end of a sentence or verb phrase?

asked Dec 27, 2020 at 9:55

8 votes

1 answer

108 views

What is the difference between "se ven afectados" and "están afectados"?

asked Nov 2, 2020 at 10:07

7 votes

2 answers

131 views

How do you say "build it up too much" in Spanish?

asked Nov 17, 2020 at 20:38

7 votes

1 answer

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How do you say "woke" in Spanish?

asked Dec 15, 2020 at 20:55

7 votes

2 answers

398 views

Is “vigésimo tercera” considered an acceptable alternative to “vigésima tercera”?

asked Feb 14, 2018 at 9:46

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What percentage of nouns ending in -a are masculine and what percentage of nouns ending in -o are feminine?

asked Jul 13, 2016 at 17:14

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4 answers

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Do "tal" and "tan" both mean "such"?

asked Oct 12, 2016 at 0:28

6 votes

1 answer

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What is the difference between "tirada" and "difusión" and can you use "circulación" or "distribución" for either or both?

asked Sep 15, 2016 at 3:05

6 votes

1 answer

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What are the differences between the military ranks of the Spanish military and those of Latin America and how do they compare to those of the U.S.?

asked Sep 19, 2016 at 19:05

6 votes

1 answer

206 views

Is there any difference in meaning between the two past participles for the three verbs that the Real Academia Española authorizes usage for?

asked Aug 16, 2017 at 9:59

6 votes

3 answers

343 views

How do you specify/emphasize gender with third person reflexive verbs?

asked Aug 11, 2017 at 22:03

6 votes

3 answers

385 views

Are there any rules governing when you can and cannot use a present tense form of "ser" + a past participle to form a passive sentence?

asked Aug 12, 2017 at 22:51

6 votes

2 answers

220 views

What were the uses of the now obsolete/rare second person affirmative imperative of "haber" (hé)?

asked Mar 16, 2018 at 2:01

6 votes

3 answers

496 views

How is "layout and design" translated into Spanish?

asked Dec 10, 2018 at 23:21

6 votes

1 answer

456 views

What's the difference between the various context dictionaries available for Spanish (e.g., Tatoeba, Reverso, Linguee, ...)?

asked Mar 10, 2019 at 0:50

6 votes

3 answers

1k views

How does one say "one of the artists" if the one referred to is female and the group of artists is either an all female group or a mixed group?

asked Jul 30, 2019 at 2:29

6 votes

1 answer

436 views

Why do some write an "a" after the verb "convocar" and others omit it?

asked Jan 3, 2021 at 10:47

6 votes

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2k views

Is "indígeno" a word in Spanish and, if so, how does it differ from "autóctono"?

asked Jan 25, 2021 at 9:09

5 votes

2 answers

245 views

Is "tal cosas" accepted as standard Spanish?

asked Nov 14, 2018 at 3:01

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88 Questions

What is the difference between "abajo," "debajo," and "bajo?"

How is “pea” translated into Spanish?

What is the difference between "catedrático," "docente," "maestro," and "profesor?"

Is the phrase "Me siento mal" grammatically correct in Spanish?

Is it possible to refer to a wife as "una marida?"

Does Spanish use parenthetical pluralization?

Why has "fox" been translated as "zorra" in Spanish versions of Aesop's fables?

How is “talk past each other” translated into Spanish?

If "mañana" is feminine, why do I see so many more instances of "mañana sería bueno" than "mañana sería buena"?

What is the difference between "mobiliario" and "mueble(s)"?

What is the difference between "regresar," "volver," and "retornar"?

In a declarative statement, why would you put a subject pronoun at the end of a sentence or verb phrase?

What is the difference between "se ven afectados" and "están afectados"?

How do you say "build it up too much" in Spanish?

How do you say "woke" in Spanish?

Is “vigésimo tercera” considered an acceptable alternative to “vigésima tercera”?

What percentage of nouns ending in -a are masculine and what percentage of nouns ending in -o are feminine?

Do "tal" and "tan" both mean "such"?

What is the difference between "tirada" and "difusión" and can you use "circulación" or "distribución" for either or both?

What are the differences between the military ranks of the Spanish military and those of Latin America and how do they compare to those of the U.S.?

Is there any difference in meaning between the two past participles for the three verbs that the Real Academia Española authorizes usage for?

How do you specify/emphasize gender with third person reflexive verbs?

Are there any rules governing when you can and cannot use a present tense form of "ser" + a past participle to form a passive sentence?

What were the uses of the now obsolete/rare second person affirmative imperative of "haber" (hé)?

How is "layout and design" translated into Spanish?

What's the difference between the various context dictionaries available for Spanish (e.g., Tatoeba, Reverso, Linguee, ...)?

How does one say "one of the artists" if the one referred to is female and the group of artists is either an all female group or a mixed group?

Why do some write an "a" after the verb "convocar" and others omit it?

Is "indígeno" a word in Spanish and, if so, how does it differ from "autóctono"?

Is "tal cosas" accepted as standard Spanish?