101language.com » Spanish Language http://101language.com learn spanish, french, german, italian, and more! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Morir and Morirse: What’s the Difference? http://101language.com/2010/09/07/morir-and-morirse-whats-the-difference/ http://101language.com/2010/09/07/morir-and-morirse-whats-the-difference/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:04 +0000 admin http://101language.com/2010/09/07/morir-and-morirse-whats-the-difference/ From the mailbox:

I am reading your explanation on caer and caerse and am interested to know if you have addressed morir and morirse. Not being a native speaker, those two verbs are very confusing for me and my students.

The quick answer is that this is one of those cases where there isn’t much difference — both verbs mean “to die.” As explained in our new lesson on morir and morirse, the reflexive morirse may be more informal and maybe even a bit more respectful. Morir may be the safer choice if you’re not sure which to use — just make sure to conjugate morir

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To agree – Estar de acuerdo

Es cierto. – That’s true. That’s right.
Estoy de acuerdo. – I agree.
Eso creo yo también. – I think so too.
Yo tampoco. / Ni yo. – Me (n)either.
Estoy completamente de acuerdo. – I agree completely.
Estoy ciento por ciento de acuerdo. – I agree 100%.
Seguro que sí. - Definitely. / Certainly.
Por supuesto. – Of course.
Sin lugar a dudas. – No doubt about it.
Estoy de acuerdo con que … – I agree that …

To disagree – Estar en desacuerdo

Yo no estoy de acuerdo. – I don’t agree.
No creo. - I don’t believe so.
No lo veo así. - I don’t see it that way.
Entiendo lo que quieres decir, pero ... – I know what you mean, but …
Estoy de acuerdo con que …, pero … – I agree that …, but …
Estoy de acuerdo hasta cierto punto. - I agree to a certain extent.

Nos vemos prontito.

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¡Hola a todos!

En lecciones anteriores hemos visto la forma del Presente de Subjuntivo. Hoy vamos a explicar uno de los usos de este tiempo.

In previous lessons we have seen the form of the Presente de Subjuntivo. Today, we are going to analyse one of the uses of this tense. We use the presente de subjuntivo when expressing hopes and wishes. We use it when the person refered to in the sentence is not the same person as the one who is hoping.

For example:

VERBO ESPERAR

Esperar que + subjuntivo: To hope that
Espero que ganes mucho dinero: I hope you win a lot of money
Espero ganar mucho dinero: I hope I win a lot of money

VERBO QUERER

Querer que + subjuntivo: To want that
Quiero que ganes mucho dinero: I want you to win a lot of money
Quiero ganar mucho dinero: I want to win a lot of money

VERBO DESEAR

Desear que + subjuntivo: To desire/wish that
Deseo que ganes mucho dinero: I desire that you win a lot of money
Deseo ganar mucho dinero: I desire to win a lot of money

OJALÁ

Ojalá (que)+ subjuntive: I hope/wish
Ojala (que) ganes mucho dinero: I hope you win a lot of money
Ojalá (que) gane mucho dinero: I hope I win a lot of money

QUE + SUBJUNTIVO

Que te mejores: I hope you get better
Que cumplas muchos más: I wish you many happy returns
Que lo pases bien: I hope you have a good time
Que tengas suerte: I wish you good luck
Que aproveche: I hope you enjoy your meal
Que todo salga bien: I hope everything goes well
Que tengas buen viaje: I hope you have a good trip
Que duermas bien: I hope you sleep well
Que te vaya bien: I wish you all the best
Que te sea leve: I hope it’s not too bad
Que seáis muy felices: I hope you are very happy
Que te diviertas: I hope you have fun

It takes some time to learn and use the Spanish subjuntivo properly, but as you can see from the examples we have discussed today it features a lot in everyday conversation. It is really important that you start learning and using the subjuntivo at Intermediate level once you are already confident with the regular indicative verb tenses.

Espero que practiquéis este uso esta semana

Que paseís un buen día

¡Hasta pronto!

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