Unusual Grammar Flashcards

1
Q

There is no risk of giving away the plot to us

A

No hay riesgo de que nos destripe el argumento

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2
Q

To

A

Reflexive usage with verbs for having food/drink
Comerse
Beberse
Tomarse

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3
Q

During the month of Nov
thousands of men
around the country

grow a moustache

A

Durante el mes de noviembre
alrededor del país
miles de hombres

se dejan crecer el bigote

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4
Q

The dose of coronavirus
could indicate
how seriously ill
you might become

A

La dosis de coronavirus
indicaría
que tan grave
te podrías enfermar

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5
Q

Some members may not enjoy all of the advantages

A

Algunos miembros puede que no disfruten de todas las ventajas

Puede que used as vocab eg posiblemente
followed by subj as doubt sentence

More easily seen if order changed to
puede que algunos miembros no disfruten de todas las ventajas

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6
Q

To do/happen again + perfect + reflexive verbs

My computer has crashed on me again

A

Volver a + perfect + reflexives

Se me ha vuelto a colgar el ordenador
Me ha vuelto a colgarse el ordenador
Mi ordenador se me ha vuelto a colgar
Mi ordenador me ha vuelto a colgarse

Colgarse = to crash (not freeze)
Has crashed = perfect = Mi ordenar se ha colgado
Volver a = to do again
XX Mi ordenador ha vuelto a colgarSE XX = grammatically incorrect
= Mi ordenador SE ha vuelto a colgar

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7
Q

Things that you didn’t (even) imagine

A

Cosas que ni te imaginas

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8
Q

It can do more for us

A

Puede hacer más POR nosotros/as

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9
Q

X could lead to (the) y + verb eg returning to its normal (natural) rate

A

X puede llevar a que y + present subjunctive

vuelva a su tasa natural

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10
Q

Where is the teacher whose lessons start at 8 o’clock?

A

¿Dónde está el profesor que sus clases comienzan a las ocho? - spoken version
¿Dónde está el profesor cuyas clases comienzan a las ocho? - written formal version
(cuyo AA rarely used in speech)

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11
Q

alternative to haber
I have written twenty pages of my future novel
Marta and I have planned a trip to Egypt
We’ve planned an excursion to Disneyland with the little ones.

A

Tengo escritAS veinte páginAS de mi futura novela.
Marta y yo tenemos planeadO UN viaje a Egipto.
Tenemos planeadA UNA excursión a Disneyland con los pequeños.

Use of tener instead of haber to indicate completed action following accumulation or repetition
Past participle must agree in gender and number with the noun acting as a direct object - escritas/páginas

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12
Q

I hardly ever + verb (come)

I almost couldn’t + verb (come)

A
Casi no (vengo)
Por poco no (venga) (SUBJ)
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13
Q

I had to take it (f) to my boss

A

SE la tuve que llevar a mi jefe

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18
Q

How …?
How far/tall is …? etc

How deep is the lake?
How far is the town/is it to the town?

A

Cómo alone - never used
Cómo de - possible but uncommon
Cuán - old-fashioned and literary
Qué tan - not used in Spain

Sp - Preferably use a different construction eg
¿Cuál es la profundidad del lago?
¿A qué distancia está la ciudad?

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