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“Me gusta”: the sentence turns roundBuilding sentences with “gustar”, “encantar”, “doler”, “interesar” and “faltar”: the…“Tengo 20 años”, “hace frío”Using “tener” for age, hunger, thirst, cold, fear and being right, and “hacer” for the…“Hay” or “está”Saying that something exists with “hay”, and saying where a known thing is with “estar”.“No tengo nada”: two negatives are rightBuilding negative sentences with “nada”, “nadie”, “nunca”, “ninguno” and “tampoco”…“Quiero”, “puedo”, “duermo”: verbs that change insideThe three patterns —“e” to “ie”, “o” to “ue”, “e” to “i”— and the shape they make: every…“Veo a María”: the “a” that English cannot seePutting “a” in front of a person who is the direct object —“busco a mi hermano”— and…
Another oneKeep practising: SpanishThe rule, in three lines
For a definition use qué: ¿Qué es un mapa? For selecting one item with de, use cuál: ¿Cuál de estos mapas quieres? For several items use cuáles. Here the definition or selection context is explicit. Forms before nouns vary by region and are outside these tasks.
The usual slip. Translating English “which” as qué in qué de estos, or using singular cuál when the question selects several.
Why it catches you out. English “what” can ask for a definition or identify an item. These Spanish patterns separate a definition from selection, and selection also distinguishes one item from several.
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- “Me gusta”: the sentence turns roundBuilding sentences with “gustar”, “encantar”, “doler”, “interesar” and “faltar”: the…
- “Tengo 20 años”, “hace frío”Using “tener” for age, hunger, thirst, cold, fear and being right, and “hacer” for the…
- “Hay” or “está”Saying that something exists with “hay”, and saying where a known thing is with “estar”.