
Learning Spanish language
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TheNuttyOne said:
12-11-2009 07:08 AM
what about masculine plural?
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kmmy said:
12-11-2009 07:51 AM
masculine plural is estos, and CorazonInquieto explained it above
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CorazonInquieto said:
12-11-2009 08:41 AM
Thanks Kmmy, lol, I guess you could really say that Esto/Estos is neither masculine nor feminine. It can take place of either gender and then made plural or singular depending on how many of the object there are. It is used to replace and actual object. But yes, Estos is also masculine plural. i.e) Estos libros. I know it's probably confusing.
Por los cuentos que la luna relata, aprendí a caminar sin mapa...
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aiyana said:
12-15-2009 01:23 PM
hello again 
I've got a question concerning the sentence
"My grandparents are very old, but very nice"
How could that be translated?
I'm not sure about the right word choice of "old"
Thank you in advance!
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CorazonInquieto said:
12-15-2009 04:04 PM
Mis abuelos son muy viejos, pero muy agradables/simpaticos.
Por los cuentos que la luna relata, aprendí a caminar sin mapa...
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normality said:
12-24-2009 02:53 AM
how do you say in spanish.
"my amazing grace",
"i am you and you are me."
"sweet dreams"
gracias!
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citlalli said:
12-24-2009 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by
normality
how do you say in spanish.
"my amazing grace",
"i am you and you are me."
"sweet dreams"
gracias!

"Mi gracia asombrosa."
"Yo soy tu y tu eres yo."
"Dulces sueños."
“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Terry Pratchett.
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Zahra2008 said:
12-24-2009 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by
normality
how do you say in spanish.
"my amazing grace",
"i am you and you are me."
"sweet dreams"
gracias!

like Citlalli already answer you, but I would like to give you another version :
my amazing grace = mi gracia divina
the first love is gone ... am waiting for the last one!!
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normality said:
12-24-2009 09:47 PM
gracias amigos!
merry christmas to all
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Zahra2008 said:
12-26-2009 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by
normality
gracias amigos!
merry christmas to all

it would be amigas .. we are girls ... you're welcome
the first love is gone ... am waiting for the last one!!
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normality said:
12-28-2009 12:39 AM
my mistake amiga :P
have a nice day!(btw how do you say this lol) <3
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citlalli said:
12-28-2009 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by
normality
my mistake amiga :P
have a nice day!(btw how do you say this lol) <3
LOL 
Have a nice day!---"Qué tengas un buen día" (singular) or "Qué tengan un buen día" (plural)
“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Terry Pratchett.
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hondurenagirlx0 said:
12-30-2009 11:42 AM
LA GATiTA -_-
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normality said:
12-31-2009 03:56 AM
hola todos!
how do i say, you should smile more en espanol?
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citlalli said:
12-31-2009 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by
normality
hola todos!
how do i say, you should smile more en espanol?
"Deberías sonreir más (seguido)."
“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Terry Pratchett.
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XavierMex said:
01-13-2010 04:00 PM
Ya es tarde pero palante,
already its late but go ahed,
uno sufre un dia, pero el otro llora pero mientras pasan los dias...
any (*) suffer one day, but te other crie while days gonne...
uno se resigna poko a poko
any(*) to resign step by step
In spanish uno means "a man if your talking about a men... or a human... or a human... but ussually means I... like in english (Me talk... uno habla)
well I here is the translation... Greetings from Mexico...
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Violette_X said:
02-13-2010 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by
CorazonInquieto
Hello! Maybe this will help!
"Este" is masculine singular. Ex: "
Este libr
o no me gusta." or "
Éste es mi
hermano"
"Esta" is feminine singular. Ex: "
Ésta es mi
casa"
"Estas is feminine plural
In all the above the Object is actually stated in the sentence i.e "libro" or "casa".
"Esto" and "Estos" are used when the object is not literally stated in the sentence, either you don't know what it is called or you are trying not to be repetetive. Such as, "
Ésto que ves acá son mis pinturas" (What you see here are my paintings). You would be pointing to the object so the other person knows what you are talking about. You wouldn't actually say "
Estas pinturas que ves acá son mis pinturas" because that would be redundant. Estos (plural b/c "pinturas" is plural) takes the place of "Estas pinturas". Another example is "¿Qué es ésto?" (what is this?). You don't know what the object is and cant reffer to it by a name so you use "Esto".
I hope this isn't confusing

Maybe others can give some input.
Esto is never used with a mark. It is a rule.
Este and esta, use a mark only if there is a chance of confusion about the noun they are referring to. Ex:
"Toda obra debe ser considerada como una instancia particular en relación al género, aun en el caso en que éste no contenga sino una sola obra" Todorov
(All work must be considered as a particular instance in reation to the genre, even when it does not contain but a single work)
éste = the genre
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xiurell said:
02-15-2010 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by
Violette_X
Esto is never used with a mark. It is a rule.
Este and esta, use a mark only if there is a chance of confusion about the noun they are referring to.
este, esta, estos, estas as adjectives go always with a noun (without mark)
éste, ésta, éstos, éstas as pronouns go alone (so we put a mark)
esto exists only as a pronoun so there's no need to put a mark. Btw one's of the few neuters that still remain in spanish
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Violette_X said:
02-15-2010 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by
xiurell
Btw one's of the few neuters that still remain in spanish
Pretty clear as u put it.
Now that u mention the neuter, u know any other?
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xiurell said:
02-16-2010 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by
Violette_X
Pretty clear as u put it.
Now that u mention the neuter, u know any other?
the other demostrative pronouns eso, aquello
the definite article lo used to substantivate an adjective lo bueno, lo malo, lo bonito even is used to introduce substantived subordinated clauses lo ocurrido ayer