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- "Gracias, lo voy a usar."
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Could it also mean "Thank you, I am going to use him"? Or would that be different? I know it makes more sense to "use it" than to "use him", but still?
Great question, Sara. That certainlly works in English. (You could be speaking of using a handyman, pool guy, landscaper, hair stylist, etc.) Put I am uncertain if the lo could refer to a perosn this way...
Shouldn't "Thank you, I am going to wear it" also be accepted? The hints give "to wear" as a possible translation
Gracias, voy a llevarlo. I think "llevar" is more often used for "to wear".
Maybe it depends on the country, in my country we say usar for to wear more often.
lenora- hints aren't all a correct answer, you have to choose the correct one.
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I have an issue with Duo's diction. I was asked to type (or choose words from the word palette) what I hear. What I HEARD (and my wife corroborates this) was "Gracias, lo voy usar" -- no "a". In turtle mode, the "a" is apparent; but definitely not in the full speed voice version -- it is not even slurred. I think the Duo voices need to be more precise, especially when they are trying to teach.
Shades of meaning. What's the difference between utilize and use in English? I think utilize implies optimization while use simply implies, well, use.
Excellent question! And what about frequency of using the two? If I heard utilizar, I would recognize it. But usar would always be the 1st that came to my mind, while talking or writing.
I have been spelling thanks, thanx for years. And my answer is counted wrong. Thanx for nothing!!!!
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Duolingo shows "(to) wear" as one of the suggested definitions of usar then rejects "Thank you, I am going to wear it."
The first suggestion is usually the one to opt for, as Duo shows the possible translations in order of relevance. I.e.: the first translation on the list is what the word most likely means in that context, in that specific sentence.
lo/la/le can be translated as he/she/it (lo is used as the general "it" if I'm not mistaken). "This" is more specific of an identifier than "it" since it also references the relative distance to the speaker (this = near, that = far). I think if you wanted to use "that" in the translation, the Spanish would have to be something like "Gracias, voy a usar esto".
Thank-you, I shall use it. In UK English 'I shall, you will, he will is correct
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First, "thank-you" is a noun. The proper, common phrase in unhyphenated.
Second, "ir a" is to Spanish what the "going to" future is to English. I'd keep at that.
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lo vamos a abandonar - we are going to abandon him. lo voy a usar - I am going to use him - it is marked incorrect. Why? Can anyone explain?
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From a grammatical standpoint it would work. But I'm not sure if he's going to be too happy being used.
