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"You have to turn to the right."
Translation:Usted tiene que girar a la derecha.
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Why is it wrong to say tienes girar a la derecha? The correction said I had to use deber instead of tener. I had assumed that they were interchangeable?
I think because you needed to use ´tienes que´ which means ´you have to´. Where has ´tienes´ means ´you have´ as in you own something.
Seems to be a problem here - If I answer : "Usted tiene que girar a la derecha" the answer is marked wrong and the correct response provided is "Usted debe que girar a la derecha". If I answer: "Usted debe que girar a la derecha" the answer is marked wrong and the correct response provided is "Usted tiene que girar a la derecha"
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chavuelo, please compare the following phrases:
- you turn to the right - usted gira/gire a la derecha
- you have to turn to the right - usted tiene que girar a la derecha
In the first phrase, the verb is "turn". In the second phrase, the verb is "have (to)", and "turn" is a verb infinitive. The verb is conjugated to the subject; the verb infinitive is left as is.
In school we always learned to use doblar instead of girar. Are these jus dialectic differences?
Both 'doblar' and 'girar' are correct in this context*** (to turn to some direction), but 'girar' is more often used in Spain whereas 'doblar' can be heard in some countries in LATAM (not sure if many or just a few). But in the hispanic context, everybody understands the point.
*** These verbs, however, have their own individual meaning (when not 'to turn to' - direction). Doblar means 'to bend' or 'to fold', also 'duplicate'. Girar means 'to spin' or 'to rotate'.
Can this sentence be an imperative sentence? Telling someone they "have to" sounds imperative.
I put "tenga que girar a la derecha" and it was marked wrong.
The English Imperative never states the subject of the sentence.
One might say "Hey you, get over here!" But the "Hey you" is just a way to get the attention of the person you are instructing--not really a part of the sentence.
I agree with the dmouille comment Insofar as you say the right or correct translation is the same as as the one I provided. Please respond and provide a proven correct answer that is able to get me out of this loop!!!
