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"I am going to turn to the right on the next street."
Translation:Yo voy a girar a la derecha en la próxima calle.
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Proximo changes its meaning depending on its position:
- La próxima calle = The next street
- La calle próxima = The nearby street
I answered ¨la calle próxima¨, and it was accepted, with ¨la próxima calle¨ offered as another correct solution. (14 Nov 2018)
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Since I asked this question myself I have learnt that words to do with number tend to go before the noun.
Diez calles
La última calle
La tercera calle
La próxima calle
I got this wrong becasue I did not put the first "a" in the sentence. It is my understanding that "girar" means "to turn" and one meaning of the "a" is also "to" So I didn't think "a" was necessary because the word "to" is already included in the word "girar" The correct answer reads I am going to to turn right on the next street. What am I missing here? Am I totally wrong in what I understand about the "root verbs" always including the word "to" ?
I wrote "Voy a girar a la derecha en la calle próxima" and it was marked wrong. The answer said I should have used "via." What's wrong with it?
Warum ist diese Übersetzung falsch? "Yo voy a girar a la derecha de la calle siguiente" Bitte eine schnelle Antwort aus berufenen Munde!
Die Bedeutung von "siguiente" ändert abhängig von seine Lage in dem Satz. Mehr oder weniger.
La siguiente calle = Die nächste Straße
La calle siguiente= Die Straße in der Nähe
Why not progressive tense here? . . . "Estoy ir girar?" Is it because this referring to a "future" action rather tgan a currently occuring one? If so, why not some sort of "future" tense (which I haven't learned yet)?
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Progressive tense in Spanish is usually reserved for things that are happening right as the sentence is being said. There is a simple future tense as well: https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/simple-future-regular-forms-and-tenses. So you could say "Giraré" instead of "Voy a girar".
Thank you. I should have realized I answered my own question by referring to "future tense." Your response was very helpful.
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First, in Spanish you only use the progressive tense for something you are currently doing. Since you are not currently turning (you're planning to turn) you can't use that tense. Secondly, you're missing the direction of turning.
Is it really necessary to use 'Yo voy' When 'voy' alone means 'I am going'?
