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@tsyum@thepit.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

In #Spanish when it comes to verbs, how does one know whether to use “a” in front of an infinitive when “to” can also be built in?

I’m not sure how to phrase this in an Internet search - if those worked anymore anyway.

Por ejemplo,

Quiero aprender a montar a caballo.

I imagine we just need to know our verbs like aprender, that some are followed by words like “a” or “de”, and let’s make mistakes in the meantime, but figure it’s worth asking my network here if there’s a pattern.

#español
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@tsyum@thepit.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

¿Cuál o Qué?

I would think that one should use “cuál” when asking about what they will order from a menu, since there is a limited set of choices, but apparently it’s “qué”? “Qué va a ordenar?”

Igualmente, I find it a little confusing that, ¿Cual será la temperatura mañana?” is a sentence, since technically there are infinite possibilities for what the temperature will be.

I’m mostly processing this “out loud” but if you speak español or know it well, I’m glad to hear your tips.

#Spanish