Pepe 4:Jan,24Feb,29Mar

Question 1

Have you ever lied?

Answer 1

¿Alguna vez ha mentido?

Question 2

I try not to put myself in situations where I have to lie.

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

That´s the million dollar question.

Answer 3

Esa es la pregunta del millón.

That is the question of the million.

Question 4

Do I look fat in this dress?

Same as I look fat in this dress.

Answer 4

¿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)

Question 5

Do I look fat to you in this dress?

Answer 5

¿Te parezco gorda en este vestido?

Question 6

There are two sides to this question. (2 dif ways of saying)
There are two sides to this story.

Answer 6

Hay dos lados de esta pregunta.
Hay dos caras de esta historia.

(There are two sides OF this story.)

Question 7

What I learned since I was a child is: you must not lie.

Answer 7

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

Question 8

I have told them before. (the lies)

Answer 8

Las he dicho antes.

Question 9

I don´t think he was a lunatic.

Answer 9

No creo que fuera un lunático.

no crea triggers subjunctive

Question 10

Kant always thought about philosophical things.

Answer 10

Kant siempre pensaba en cosas filosóficas.

Question 11

Kant was a weirdo.

Answer 11

Kant era un bicho raro. (weird bug)

Question 12

It depends on the situation.

Answer 12

Depende de la situación.
depender de algo-uno
(depender DE not en)

Question 13

The decision doesn´t depend on me.

Answer 13

La decisión no depende de mí.

Question 14

It depends on what Mike says.

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Philosophy has to take into account emotions/feelings.

Answer 15

La filosofía tiene que tener en cuenta las emociones/sentimientos.

Question 16

The cat scratches the wall even though it does not have claws.

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

The subjunctive in Spanish is complicated to explain.

Answer 17

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

Question 18

It is complicated to explain the subjunctive in Spanish/Explaining the subjunctive in Spanish is complicated.

Answer 18

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

Question 19

guideline for using de with adj. like fácil, difícil

Answer 19

*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

Question 20

The word “licito” isn´t so easy to define.

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Kant´s answer would have been “no”.

Answer 21

La respuesta de Kant habría sido “no”.

Question 22

I´m sticking to the idea of Vickie going to the mountains.

Answer 22

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

Question 23

reasonable, tolerable, justified, just, accepted

Answer 23

lícito

¿Es lícito mentir?