Pepe 4:Jan,24Feb,29Mar Flashcards
Have you ever lied?
¿Alguna vez ha mentido?
I try not to put myself in situations where I have to lie.
Trato de no ponerme en situaciones en las que tenga que decir una mentira. it is a ho so subjunctive
Trato de no ponerme en situaciones en las que tenga que mentir.
That´s the million dollar question.
Esa es la pregunta del millón.
That is the question of the million.
Do I look fat in this dress?
Same as I look fat in this dress.
¿Parezco gorda en este vestido?
cer-cir verbs
if vowel before c, add z, (parecer, parezco)
if consontant before c, c changes to z (convencer, convenzo)
Do I look fat to you in this dress?
¿Te parezco gorda en este vestido?
There are two sides to this question. (2 dif ways of saying)
There are two sides to this story.
Hay dos lados de esta pregunta.
Hay dos caras de esta historia.
(There are two sides OF this story.)
What I learned since I was a child is: you must not lie.
Lo que aprendí desde que era niña es: no debes mentir.
deber - must
deber de - hypothesis
desde alone - time/place ref desde ayer, desde aqui
desde que - desde que + VERB
I have told them before. (the lies)
Las he dicho antes.
I don´t think he was a lunatic.
No creo que fuera un lunático.
no crea triggers subjunctive
Kant always thought about philosophical things.
Kant siempre pensaba en cosas filosóficas.
Kant was a weirdo.
Kant era un bicho raro. (weird bug)
It depends on the situation.
Depende de la situación.
depender de algo-uno
(depender DE not en)
The decision doesn´t depend on me.
La decisión no depende de mí.
It depends on what Mike says.
Depende de lo que diga Mike.
depender de lo que + subjunctive
to depend on something means it isn´t yet a fact/real so use subjunctive
I think also 2 clauses, 2 subj joined by que
Philosophy has to take into account emotions/feelings.
La filosofía tiene que tener en cuenta las emociones/sentimientos.
The cat scratches the wall even though it does not have claws.
La gatita araña/rasca la pared aunque no tiene garras.
aunque here uses indicative which assumes it is a fact, you know the cat does not have claws.
The subjunctive in Spanish is complicated to explain.
El subjuntivo en español es complicado de explicar.
use de after the adj when the subject is the thing The thing (subjunctive) in Spanish is complicated de explicar. unless the subject/the thing is doing something then don´t use de
think STUDAA subject thing use de after adj
It is complicated to explain the subjunctive in Spanish/Explaining the subjunctive in Spanish is complicated.
Es complicado explicar el subjuntivo en español.
Explicar el subjuntivo en español es complicado.
It is complicated to explain the subjunctive in Spanish/Explaining the subjunctive in Spanish is complicated.
Do NOT use de after the adj (complicado) when the subject is doing something. explicar/explaining is the subject which is doing something
think SDSDND subject doiong something, do not (use) de
guideline for using de with adj. like fácil, difícil
*use de after the adj if the subject is “the thing”
STUDAA - subject thing use de after adj
El armario es fácil de montar. The thing is easy to put together.
*do NOT use after the adj if the subject is “doing something”
Es fácil montar el armario.
Putting together the wardrobe is easy.
Putting together is the subject which is doing something.
SDSDND subject doing something do not (use) de
The word “licito” isn´t so easy to define.
La palabra “licito” no es tan fácil de definir.
if the subject is “the thing”, then use de, STUDAA (subject thing use de after adj)
the thing no es tan facil de definir
but if the subject is doing something, then don´t use de SDSDND subject doing something do not (use) de
Kant´s answer would have been “no”.
La respuesta de Kant habría sido “no”.
I´m sticking to the idea of Vickie going to the mountains.
Mantengo la idea de que Vickie vaya a las montañas.
2 clauses, dif subjects, joined by que = subjunctive
if que = which, use de
if que does NOT = which, use de que longer explanation, use the longer option: de que
reasonable, tolerable, justified, just, accepted
lícito
¿Es lícito mentir?
