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Hoy vamos a ver las oraciones pasivas. Today we are going to look at how to construct passive sentences in Spanish.
The Passive Voice (La voz pasiva) in English is formed by using a form of the verb “to be” followed by a past participle. The same rule [...]

“Estar en la higuera” literally translates to “to be in the fig tree”. The colloquial meaning is “to be in the clouds” or perhaps “to be out to lunch”.

In case you were wondering, the Spanish for “leap” as in “leap year” or “leap day” is bisiesto. The phrase año bisiesto, or leap year, comes directly from the Latin annus bisextus. Bisextus, or double six, came from the old Roman practice of adding two “sixth days” in the calendar early in the year. Because [...]