Questions tagged [pronombres]
Uso de pronombres (palabras cuyo referente no es fijo, sino determinado por el contexto u otros sustantivos ya usados en la frase). // Use of pronouns (words that refer to another noun previously mentioned in the sentence or inferred from the context).
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Cannot use adverbs + possessives: "delante de ti" v/s "delante tuyo"
In Spanish there are some adverbs followed by de:
Delante de, atrás de, en frente de, etc...
When these adverbs are followed in a sentence by a declined pronoun, they are often "contracted" ...
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Why is "Usted" grammatically a third person?
In English polite form of address is "You" which is second person singular and plural. In Russian it is "Вы" which is plural second person.
In Spanish (and probably French and Italian) polite address ...
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Why is Usted sometimes abbreviated as Vd. instead of Ud.? Is there any difference in usage between the two?
I've noticed that the word Usted can be abbreviated at least 2 ways, the most common of which being Ud. and Vd. to my knowledge. I see how Ud. makes perfect sense, but why is a V used instead of a U ...
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What are leísmo, loísmo, and laísmo?
What are leísmo, loísmo, and laísmo? How common are they, and where are they primarily encountered?
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Indirect object and "le"
La madre le lava la cara a la niña.
In that sentence, why is the word "le" there? The sentence already has a indirect object ("a la niña"), but removing the "le" makes the sentence to sound unnatural....
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What does "lo" in "(no) lo es" refer to?
English:
In this sentence, for example:
El dinero no lo es todo en la vida.
What does this "lo" refer to?
Can it be omitted ("El dinero no es todo")?
Español:
En esta frase, por ejemplo:
El ...
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What is the correct order of object pronouns?
I know that there are (at least) three types of personal pronouns in Spanish (well, and English): direct, indirect, and reflexive. In cases where all three (or at least two) are present, what is the ...
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How do I know whether to attach a direct object pronoun to the infinitive?
I often struggle to decide what sounds right when I need to use direct object pronouns. Lessons on these pronouns have not been much help because they teach that when using a direct object pronoun it ...
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What is the etymology of the pronoun "usted"? What formal pronouns existed before?
What is the etymology of the pronoun "usted"? What formal pronouns existed before, and when did the current "usted" come into existence?
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Are there regions or dialects which use both "tú" and "vos"?
In my experience most places use either "tú" or "vos" for the second person singular intimate/informal pronoun.
But I haven't been to every Spanish speaking country and area. Are there places which ...
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When should I use the word 'yo' in a sentence where the verb conjugation already shows that I am the subject?
Early on while I was learning Spanish, my teachers would always make us use the pronoun 'yo' even if it was redundant:
Yo pienso que...
Yo quiero...
Yo hablo...
etc.
However, a more advanced ...
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¿Existen las palabras «nosotras» y «vosotras»?
¿Es posible usar nosotras o vosotras? Nunca las he oido, pero pienso que tal vez son como ellas, pero para la primera y segunda personas del plural, respectivamente. ¿Han oido ustedes estas palabras?
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'Vos' vs 'tú' usage by country
I lived for a while in Bolivia, and I noticed some people used "vos" instead of "tú" as the second person familiar singular pronoun. Which countries use "vos" instead of "tú", and are there any that ...
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Question words: "qué" versus "cuál"
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Often "qué" is translated to English as "what" and "cuál" is translated as "which." However, I know that this is not always the case. Here are some examples. (Please correct me if I am wrong.)...
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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre tú, usted y vos?
He oído las palabras "tú", "usted", y "vos", pero la traducción de todas esas palabras al inglés es la misma: "you".
¿Cuándo es mejor usar "tú" o "vos" en vez de "usted", o viceversa?
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