Modern Spanish Syntax: Chapter 9 Flashcards

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1
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They are coming tomorrow

A

Vienen mañana

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They are coming next week (the coming week)

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Vienen la semana entrante

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They are coming next year

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Vienen el próximo año

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4
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They are coming shortly

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Vienen dentro de poco

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For how long will he stay here?

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¿Hasta cuándo se quedará aquí?

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He’ll stay here till late

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Se quedará aquí hasta tarde.

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7
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They have been here since yesterday

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Estaban aquí desde ayer

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Since when have they been here?

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¿Desde cuándo estaban aquí?

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They will arrive by four o’clock

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Llegarán para las cuatro

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10
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By when will they arrive?

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¿Para cuándo llegarán?

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I think that it will be ready by tomorrow more or less

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Creo que estará listo para mañana mas o menos

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By when do you suppose it will be ready more or less?

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¿Para cuándo crees que estará listo, mas o menos?

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I expect to send it by next week approximately

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Espero enviarlo para la semana entrante aproximadamente

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I suppose that they will arrive by 8 ‘oclock

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Supongo que llegarán para las 8

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By when do you suppose they will arrive?

A

¿Para cuándo supones que llegarán?

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16
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It requires two thirds.

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Requiere dos tercios

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17
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How much does it require?

A

¿Cuánto requiere?

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18
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A lot is needed

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Hace falta mucho

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19
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How much is needed?

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¿Cuánto hace falta?

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20
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It is four miles long.

A

Es cuatro millas de largo

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21
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How long is it?

A

¿Cuánto es de largo?

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22
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Today is May 5th

A

Hoy estamos a cinco de Mayo

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23
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What day is it today?

A

¿A cuánto estamos hoy?

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24
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A yard of wire sells for one dollar

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La yarda de alambre se vende a un dólar.

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25
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How much does a yard of wire sell for?

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¿A cuánto se vende la yarda de alambre?

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They bought that Picasso for a million dollars

A

Compraron ese Picasso a un millón de dólares

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27
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For how much did they buy that Picasso?

A

¿A cuánto compraron ese Picasso?

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He paid them at 65 cents the dozen

A

Los pago a 65 centavos la docena.

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29
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How much did he pay them for?

A

¿A cuánto los pagó?

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30
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The President is sick

A

El Presidente esta enfermo

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31
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How is the President?

A

Como esta el Presidente

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32
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The President is young.

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El Presidente es joven

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33
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The maid left angry

A

La criada salio enojada

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34
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How did the maid leave?

A

Como salio la criada?

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35
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The students travelled by airplane

A

Los estudiantes viajaron por avion

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36
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How did the students travel

A

Como viajaron los estudiantes

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37
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He did it with care

A

Lo hizo con mucho cuidado

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38
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How did he do it?

A

Como lo hizo?

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39
Q

He invited her by mail

A

La invito por carta

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40
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How did he invite her?

A

Como la invito?

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41
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I need you to bring me the other documents

A

Necesito que me traiga los otros documentos

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42
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You are only entitled to two weeks pay

A

Usted no tiene derecho a mas de dos semanas de pago

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43
Q

How wide is it?

A

Como es de ancho?

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44
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How heavy is it?

A

Como es de pesado?

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45
Q

How fast did they sell the house?

A

Con que rapidez vendieron la casa?

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46
Q

How early did he leave?

A

Cuan temprano salio?

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47
Q

How late is it?

A

Cuan tarde es?

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48
Q

How is the coffee?

A

Que tal (esta) el cafe?

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49
Q

What does your cousin look like?

-She is blonde with green eyes

A
Que tal (es) tu prima
-Es rubia y de ojos verdes
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50
Q

How did she do?

-Very well. She got an A.

A

Que tal lo hizo?

-Muy bien. Obtuvo una A.

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51
Q

How do you like your coffee?

-I like it black without sugar

A

Como te gusta el café?

-Me gusta negro, sin azúcar

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52
Q

How did they travel?

-They traveled by plane

A

Como viajaron?

-Viajaron por avion

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53
Q

How did they sew it?

-They sewed it by hand

A

Como lo cosieron?

-Lo cosieron a mano

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54
Q

How did they travel?

-They traveled without problems

A

Que tal viajaron?

-Viajaron sin problemas

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55
Q

How does he write?

-He writes fast and without making mistakes

A

Que tal escribe?

-Escribe rapido y sin cometer errores

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56
Q

What kind of (a) person is she?

-excellent

A

Que tal persona es? = que clase de persona es?

-Excelente

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57
Q

What kind of reception did he give you?

-Very cordial

A

Que tal recibimiento te dio?

-Muy cordial

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58
Q

What kind of stay did you guys have?

-Maravillosa

A

Que tal estadia tuvieron?

-A wonderful stay

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59
Q

What kind of instruments are those?

-They are navigating instruments

A

Que clase de instrumentos son esos?

-Son unos instrumentos de navegacion

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60
Q

He lives nearby

A

Vive muy cerca de aqui

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61
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He lives at his parent’s house

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Vive en casa de sus padres

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62
Q

He lives on the other side of the river

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Vive al otro lado del rio.

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63
Q

This plane comes from Lima

A

Este avion viene de Lima

64
Q

Where does this plane come from

A

De donde viene este avion

65
Q

He called you from Paris

A

Te llamo desde Paris

66
Q

Where did he call you from?

A

De donde te llamo?

67
Q

He is going to the library

A

Va a (para) la biblioteca

68
Q

Where is he going to?

A

Donde va
A donde va
Adonde va
Para donde va?

69
Q

One gets there through the park

A

Se llega alli por el parque

70
Q

How (through where) does one get there?

A

Por donde se llega alli?

71
Q

He likes to walk along Fifth Avenue

A

Le gusta pasearse por la Quinta Avenida

72
Q

Whereabouts does he like to walk?

A

Por donde le gusta pasearse?

73
Q

We are now heading towards the cathedral

A

Ahora nos dirijimos hacia la catedral

74
Q

Where are we heading for now?

A

Hacia donde nos dirijimos ahora?

75
Q

They managed to go as far as Mexico

A

Lograron llegar hasta Mexico

76
Q

How far did they manage to go?

A

Hasta donde lograron llegar?

77
Q

Where did you buy it?

A

Donde lo compraste?

78
Q

In what place did you buy it?

A

En donde lo compraste?

79
Q

I bought it in the new store

A

Lo compre en el nuevo almacen

80
Q

She wants the blue dress

A

Quiere el traje azul

81
Q

Which dress does she want?

A

Cual traje quiere

82
Q

She wants the red ones

A

Quiere los rojos

83
Q

Which ones does she want?

A

Cuales quiere?

84
Q

What/which instrument do you play?

A

Que/cual instrumento tocas?

85
Q

What/which purses do you prefer?

A

Que/cuales carteras prefieres?

86
Q

What are you going to paint?

A

Que vas a pintar?

87
Q

Which one are you going to paint?

A

Cual vas a pintar?

88
Q

What did you take

A

Que llevaste tu?

89
Q

Which ones did you take?

A

Cuales llevaste tu?

90
Q

What is linguistics?

-It is the scientific study of language

A

Que es linguistica?

-Es el estudio cientifico del lenguaje

91
Q

What is a hurricane?

-It is a tropical storm

A

Que es un huracan?

-Es una tormenta tropical

92
Q

What is a mathematical problem

-It is a numerical calculation

A

Que es un problema matematico?

-Es un calculo numerico

93
Q

Which is the branch of linguistics that studies sounds?

-Phonetics

A

Cual es la rama de linguistica que estudia los sonidos?

-La fonetica

94
Q

Which was the last hurricane to hit the coast?

-It was hurricane Celia

A

Cual fue el ultimo huracan que azoto la costa

-Fue el huracan Celia

95
Q

Which are the mathematical problems that you don’t understand?
-The ones on page 50?

A

Cuales son los problemas matematicos que no comprendes?

-Los de la pagina 50

96
Q

Here I have several tools. Which ones of these do you need?

A

Aqui tengo varias herramientas.Cuales de estas necesitas?

97
Q

Here are all my history books. Which ones do you need?

A

Aqui estan todos mis libros de historia. Cuales necesitas?

98
Q

Who is more capable, he or she?

A

Quien es mas capaz, el o ella?

99
Q

Which ones (who) are the most responsible?

A

Quienes (cuales) son los mas responsables?

100
Q

I am referring to the Dreyfus case.

A

Me refiero al caso Dreyfus

101
Q

To what case are you referring?

A

A que (cual) caso te refieres?

102
Q

They opened the door with a knife

A

Abrieron la puerta con un cuchillo

103
Q

With what did they open the door?

A

Con que abrieron la puerta?

104
Q

That woman believes in ghosts

A

Esa mujer cree en los espiritus

105
Q

In what does that woman believe?

A

En que cree esa mujer?

106
Q

Of her children she prefers the youngest.

A

De sus hijos prefiere al menor

107
Q

Which one of her children does she prefer?

A

A cual de sus hijos prefiere?

108
Q

She decided for the cheaper one

A

Se decidio por el mas barato

109
Q

Which one did she decide on?

A

Por cual se decidio?

110
Q

This pill is for headaches

A

Esta pastilla es para el dolor de cabeza

111
Q

What is this pill for

A

Para que es esta pastilla?

112
Q

He forgave her because she was not guilty

A

Le perdono porque no tenia la culpa

113
Q

Why did he forgive her?

A

Por que le perdono?

114
Q

Why did she leave?

-In order to get something to eat

A

Para que salio?

-Para buscar algo de comer

115
Q

Why did she leave?

-Because she was furious

A

Por que salio?

-Porque estaba furiosa

116
Q

Three policemen arrived

A

Llegaron tres policias

117
Q

How many policemen arrived?

A

Cuantos policias llegaron

118
Q

Several persons have confirmed it

A

Lo han confirmado varias personas

119
Q

How many persons have confirmed it?

A

Cuantas personas lo han confirmado?

120
Q

Some of them were missing

A

Algunos de ellos faltaban

121
Q

How many of them were missing?

A

Cuantos de ellos faltaban?

122
Q

He needs a lot of money

A

Necesita mucho dinero

123
Q

How much money does he need?

A

Cuanto dinero necesita?

124
Q

There is little water

A

Hay poca agua

125
Q

How much is there? (water)

A

Cuanta hay? (agua)

126
Q

He invited several persons

A

Invito a varias personas

127
Q

How many persons did he invite?

A

A cuantas personas invito?

128
Q

I got an answer from five people

A

Recibi respuesta de cinco

129
Q

From how many persons did you get an answer?

A

De cuantos recibiste respuesta?

130
Q

She did it in a short time

A

lo hizo en poco tiempo

131
Q

How long did it take her to do it?

A

En cuanto tiempo lo hizo?

132
Q

She prepared food for a hundred guests

A

Preparo comida para cien invitados

133
Q

For how many guests did she prepare food?

A

Para cuantos invitados preparo comida?

134
Q

He inconveniences himself for very few people

A

Se sacrifica por muy pocos

135
Q

For how many does he inconvenience himself?

A

Por cuantos se sacrifica?

136
Q

Roberto called his cousin

A

Roberto llamo a su primo

137
Q

Whom did Roberto call?

A

A quien llamo Roberto?

138
Q

This gift is for them

A

Este regalo es para ellos

139
Q

For whom is this gift?

A

Para quienes es este regalo?

140
Q

She used to spend a lot of time with her mother

A

Pasaba mucho tiempo con su madre

141
Q

With whom did she spend a lot time?

A

Con quien pasaba mucho tiempo?

142
Q

She believed in God

A

Creia en Dios

143
Q

In whom did she believe?

A

En quien creia?

144
Q

Whose pen is this?

A

De quien es esta pluma?

145
Q

Whose papers are these?

A

De quien son estos papeles?

146
Q

Whose books are these?

A

De quienes son estos libros?

147
Q

Whose was the house in which you stayed?

A

De quien era la casa en que te quedaste?

148
Q

With whose (with what) money did you buy it? with mine?

A

Con que dinero lo compraste, con el mio?

149
Q

To whose office have they sent you, to hers?

A

A que oficina te han mandado, a la de ella?

150
Q

In whose house did you stay, in theirs?

A

En que casa te quedaste, en la de ellos?

151
Q

I asked her how much time she would need

A

Le pregunte cuanto tiempo necesitaria

152
Q

he asked me if I went yesterday

A

Me preguntaba si fui ayer (habia ido ayer)

153
Q

You haven’t told me which one you want

A

No me has dicho cual quieres

154
Q

Tell me where it comes from

A

Dime de donde viene

155
Q

i don’t know who he is nor what he wantsw

A

No se quien es ni que quiere