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El infinitivo como sustantivo, ¿se debe usar con o sin artículo?
Cuando usamos el infinitivo de un verbo como sustantivo, ¿es propio usar un articulo o es opcional?
Por ejemplo:
Nadar es saludable.
vs.
El nadar es saludable.
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"Reducir algo de/del X % a/al Y%": how to express percentages in Spanish?
I am not sure if an article is required before percentages in Spanish. Are both examples below correct?
Él redujo la pobreza de 60% a 36 %.
Él redujo la pobreza del 60% al 36%.
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Usage of the definite articles when talking about things in general
In English you say "I like cats" and "I like the cats" could be said only about some specific cats from the context of a discussion.
In Spanish it's "Me gustan los gatos" but these are cats in ...
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¿Hay alguna regla para el uso de artículos antes de nombres científicos?
Leyendo artículos acerca de seres vivos, en ocasiones veo que el nombre científico se menciona sin artículos, a diferencia de los nombres comunes. En particular hablamos de "el perro", "la cucaracha ...
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Definite article before generic nouns in constructions with the verb "gustar"
I'm designing a problem based around the generic noun 'el pastel' and I'm wondering which variant of the following two is more acceptable:
A ellos les gusta comer el pastel.
A ellos les gusta comer ...
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Forma correcta de redactar cuando forma singular y plural de los artículos y sustantivos son posibles en el contexto?
ni siquiera sé cómo formular esta pregunta, pero quisiera saber cuál es la forma más correcta de escribir en los casos en que en el contexto la forma plural y singular son posibles en los artículos y ...
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What are the rules for using the definite article before a noun used in a general sense? [duplicate]
I was recently reviewing rules regarding when the definite article is used in Spanish and when it is not. One rule (which is included on many websites that teach Spanish grammar) states that it is to ...
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Article + Possessive/Demonstrative + Noun Phrase: Acceptable in Spanish?
I've come across Spanish sentences where the article is followed by a possessive adjective or demonstrative adjective, followed by a noun. Normally, it is either the article or the adjective + noun, ...
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When and why is a "determiner" necessary for a subject?
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In Spanish, for a number of reasons ... , a subject must have some sort of determiner attached to it. For cena that could be an article like una or la; a quantifier like ...
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Using El, La, Los and Las when it seems that they should not be used
I've been teaching myself Spanish for a while now and am getting ok but I am confused by the use of el, la, los and las. I know that they are used to give gender and number. That's no problem. What ...
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