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Gordon Gustafson

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18 Questions

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42 votes

6 answers

297k views

Bonita, linda, hermosa, bella, and guapa: what's the difference?

asked Dec 8, 2011 at 2:01

34 votes

8 answers

11k views

Why is 'estar muerto' used instead of 'ser muerto'?

asked Dec 6, 2011 at 22:20

32 votes

5 answers

29k views

What's the difference between "dentro" and "adentro"?

asked Dec 7, 2011 at 0:09

21 votes

6 answers

5k views

When should I use the word 'yo' in a sentence where the verb conjugation already shows that I am the subject?

asked Nov 16, 2011 at 0:17

19 votes

5 answers

24k views

What's the difference between rezar and orar? Are there any other ways to say 'to pray'?

asked Mar 4, 2012 at 21:54

16 votes

5 answers

3k views

How to translate 'to become?' (hacerse, ponerse, convertirse en, etc.)

asked Nov 16, 2011 at 0:25

15 votes

6 answers

1k views

Best way to translate 'uneducated', meaning lacking formal schooling

asked Mar 15, 2012 at 1:06

13 votes

2 answers

8k views

Why is Usted sometimes abbreviated as Vd. instead of Ud.? Is there any difference in usage between the two?

asked Nov 30, 2011 at 3:06

11 votes

2 answers

1k views

When should I use the pure passive voice in Spanish? ( fue/fueron [past participle] )

asked Nov 16, 2011 at 23:32

9 votes

2 answers

5k views

What is the future subjunctive and how was it used?

asked Nov 16, 2011 at 23:20

9 votes

7 answers

40k views

How can we say "I'm sorry" apart from "lo siento"?

asked Jan 24, 2012 at 23:34

7 votes

3 answers

185 views

pensaban que no había suficientes habitaciones VS no pensaban que hubieran suficientes habitaciones

asked Feb 7, 2012 at 1:03

7 votes

2 answers

2k views

How to refer to a specific decade in Spanish? eg. the 1960's

asked Mar 4, 2012 at 1:16

6 votes

3 answers

12k views

Difference between 'trabajar para' and 'trabajar por'

asked Dec 10, 2011 at 2:16

6 votes

3 answers

2k views

What's the difference between "estar ansioso de" and "estar ansioso por"?

asked Jan 24, 2012 at 3:07

6 votes

2 answers

4k views

How to translate "It's for the best"?

asked Nov 20, 2011 at 19:32

5 votes

5 answers

293 views

Translation of 'I was the one who did it'

asked Dec 1, 2011 at 23:47

5 votes

4 answers

482 views

What am I doing when I use the subjunctive?

asked Aug 1, 2012 at 17:38