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If that was the exact answer you replied with, it may be been counted incorrect because you missed the verb 'tener.' It accepted my answer of 'I want to have a nice boss.' (10/13/18)
No, you have the word tener in there and you have to say something about that.
If they wanted that answer the spanish would have been "yo quiero un jefe simpatico."
You can't just leave out parts of the sentence and expect it to be correct.
Sure you can, if it's implied by context. It happens all the time in Spanish.
"I want to have a kind boss" doesn't cut it?" Lost my test out on this one.
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Did not accept by "congenial", which is a meaning in my dictionary. https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/simp%C3%A1tico
I got this one correct but I had to listen to it at least 4 times before typing. I think that the woman speaks entirely too fast on these types of translation practices.
I agree that it is a little fast for a beginner, (which we both are) but I also recognize that it is also the regular speed of speech and if you want to learn to understand, you also have to learn to process quickly. So keep at it, and so will I, and eventually we will get fluent.
Good Luck!
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I listened at least six times also got my son to listen as thought it was saying denere and he thought dinero I knew it wasn't money.... but really struggled with this
Just interested;. "To have" is redundant in this english sentence. Is that the case for this spanish sentence as well?
Exactly. "Quiero un jefe / una jefa simpatico/a". You don't need to include "tener" in Castilian Spanish.
Their intention is to teach the word "Tener" So they have it there, even if it isn't necessarily necessary.
Yes. It also means, as i understand it, kind, helpful and considerent. Have a good day and good luck.
I want a nice boss..... And perhaps a nice person marking my Spanish exam when I get this wrong.
Tener is the infinitive form, so it's used when you're saying "I want to have a nice boss." ("Yo quiero tener un jefe simpatico.") Tengo is the first person present tense indicative form, which would be used in a case like "I have a nice boss." ("Yo tengo un jefo simpatico.") Basically, they are different "forms" of the same word.
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I had a typo but was counted as error - simpatio - I typed it fast and it missed the "c"
I wrote "I want a nice boss" and was marked incorrect. In English, "to have" would have been understood, so, "I want a nice boss" should be accepted.
Because you've conjugated both verbs. In a verb phrase the first verb is conjugated to the subject, but the second remains in the infinitive: Quiero tener.
❤❤❤❤ me, simpatico means funny in italian, i guess i will have to rewire my brain
Simpatico here means
"Nice" as in he is a nice boy
but does not mean
"This is such a nice house"?
Help me please.
The problem is that "nice" is a very broad adjective in English, whereas "simpatico" is more specific in Spanish: Think "nice" in the terms of "likeable, friendly, kind" when applied to people.
"Nice" when referring to a house would more likely be commenting on its appearance, so you'd use something like "bonita / linda casa".
I use the dictation function on my phone for the English. It came out as "I want a nice ass"!!
It's a verb phrase, so the first verb is conjugated to the subject, "quiero" here, then the second verb is in the infinitive, "tener". This is the case with all verb phrases:
Prefiero tener - I prefer to have
Voy a tener - I'm going to have
Tengo que tener - I have to have
My answer was correct but the system say wrong. There a problem with the app,
I got two sentence correct and it said wrong. Believe people because computer can make mistake too.
Does any one else have a hard time understanding certain words speaker says?
Has anyone else experienced that sometimes when you get a question it is already answered?
Textually:
Quiero un jefe simpático = I want a nice boss
and
Quiero tener un jefe simpático = I want to have a nice boss
But of course, in common usage:
Quiero un jefe simpático = Quiero tener un jefe simpático
and
I want a nice boss = I want to have a nice boss
Show the question inthe language that you are learing thenin your's, so that you can have undering of the question
