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Escribir=to write Escribo=I write
The sentence works this way:
"Yo necesito"=I need
"escribir"=to write
"en clase"= in class
I hope that helps!
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Generally, the rules for definite articles in English and Spanish are the same but with a few specific exceptions. This isn't one of those exceptions, so you don't use "la" since "the" isn't present in the English sentence.
Using the Definite Article in Spanish https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/using-the-definite-article-in-spanish
Use and Omission of the Definite Article in Spanish https://www.thoughtco.com/use-and-omission-of-definite-article-3078144
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Why is it escribir instead of escribo which is the proper conjgation for yo?
"necesito" is already conjugated for yo, and you use infinitive of "escribir" (you don't conjugate write either in English)
"Escribo" (I write) is the subject and verb of this sentence. "Leer" (to write/writing) is part of the infinitive phrase "leer en clase." This infinitive phrase is the direct object of the sentence, at least when it's translated into English. That's because not only English infinitives but also English gerunds can be used as noun substitutes.
Also, it is my understanding that whenever English direct objects (that are also gerunds) are translated into Spanish, they must be translated into infinitive form because the Spanish gerund form is reserved for subjects and compound verbs. If I am mistaken, will someone more knowledgeable please weigh in.
Escribir literally means "to write". You conjugate "necesitar" in yo form instead. If you need to put a verb after a conjugation, it is an infinitive. Hope that helps...
By the way, you must use the pronoun you only if you want some emphasis on the subject. The most natural wording would be: Necesito escribir en clase.
I think you misspelled "yo," Kas334864. Using "you" when you mean "yo" is very confusing. However, you are right that yo-ismo is a surefire sign that a person isn't a native Spanish speaker.
I wish that the English words were blurred temporarily on first presentation so i could struggle to translate in my head first
I was told I was wrong to use necesito instead of yo necesito, but other times I wasn't counted wrong for that. Why??
"Yo" is what's called a null subject pronoun. As Kas334864 said, use "yo" only if you want to add emphasis.
This should translate as, "I need to write in the class" not "in class". I don't think anyone would say, "in class".
Yes, most American students would say "in class". That's what you commonly hear in schools here.
do you think saying la clase is correct outside the context of this question? or is it grammatically incorrect anyhow?
I pressed the enter button by mistake whilst trying to make a correction
Again i just quit for a while because i cant see my mistake , just tell me I'm wrong .
I would have thought, it would have been. I need to write in the class
Omission of "la" before "clase" is okay in Spanish, but the English translation does the same :)
Why not "in the class", but "in class"? You can't leave alone "class" without a, an, the..
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Class, when used to mean "an occasion when a group of students meets to be taught", can be either countable or uncountable, so it can be correct with or without articles (a, an, the).
Class https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/class_1
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I had a problem with answers. Sometimes it says you answered wrong.. and i was wondering why because i asked DuoLingo which translate is i typed as it says, and in correction I've got answer like : "....." Is correct which is not the translation they gave me when I asked for translation...
I think this should be put down as a grammatical mistake, as most typos, it will tell you, but here, I made a typo, and made me fail the question.
