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A few examples of what "desde hoy" can mean: As of today, After today, From today, Starting today, From this day forth, From here on in/out, From now on... etc. Virtually anything you can think of in the same vein.
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A very helpful answer: http://spanish.about.com/od/prepositions/a/de_vs_desde.htm
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=desde
Desde alone means "since" or "from". Paired with other words it takes on a lot of different nuances and meanings.
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http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/Desde%20hoy
Desde hoy en adelante ya no fumo. - From now on I will no longer smoke.
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I put "as from today" but it was marked wrong. The correct answer is "as of today" according to Duolingo. But both phrases are acceptable in English!
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I'm not a native English speaker, but my impression is that "as from today" always means "starting today", whereas "desde hoy" means "the current situation is that ...".
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I don't know about acceptable Spanish but "as of today" and "as from today" do not mean the same in English. "As of today" there is no money in my account - meaning there was money yesterday and there MAY be money tomorrow but definitely not today. "As from today" means there is no money today, tomorrow or for the foreseeable future.
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That is also a good option. It's important to keep in mind that for most phrases there will be a half dozen good translations. But depending on context, one translation will be slightly better than the others.
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What does it mean "as of today"? English is my second language so I have to translate everything twice =)
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"As of" means "since" or "from this point of time". So "as of today" means "from today"/"starting today". You can put any point of time after "as of" - it can be a specific date (like "January 1st") or time (like "8 o'clock"), it can be a longer span of time too ("as of last year") or it can be something as open as "as of late" which would translate to "some time in the recent past".
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Because "after" is "después", while "desde" is "from" or "since". "Desde" would include "today" in the given time span, while "después" would mean the given time span would start tomorrow. :)
I said "by today" and it was not accepted, can that not be an interpretation of it as well?
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Hello AnjanaVenk: I do not think "by today" would be a correct translation. "By today" indicates something has to be accomplished with an end point of today. Desde hoy translated to "As of today" indicates today as a starting point. See the difference?
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Spanish Prepositions Desde and de, in addition to their common meanings of "since" and "of," respectively, often are translated as "from." When used to mean "from," these two prepositions can be somewhat confusing, because the distinction, at least to foreign ears, isn't always clear. And in many cases they are interchangeable. For example, both de aquí al centro and desde aquí al centro can be used for "from here to downtown."
WHEN TO USE DESDE
However, as a general rule, it can be said that desde more strongly indicates motion from a location. To give two examples, desde commonly would be used in sentences such as "Echó el libro desde el coche" (he threw the book from the car) and "Corrió desde la playa" (he ran from the beach).
Desde also is used with other prepositions: desde arriba (from above), desde dentro (from inside), desde abajo (from underneath). Note that these phrases tend to indicate motion from the specified area.
WHEN TO USE DE
There are numerous cases where de, not desde, must be used to translate "from." Many of those are instances where in translation "of" can be substituted for "from," even if awkwardly. Examples: Soy de los Estados Unidos. (I'm from the United States. I'm of the United States.) Sacó el dinero de la bolsa. (She took the money from the purse. She took the money of the purse.) Sometimes the preposition por can be used to mean "from": Está debilitado por hambre.
(He is weak from hunger.)
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As an European ; I already struge by using English as mainlanguage, and when I saw this, I was like * AS OF TODAY??* Man.. I could never think of that because I never used something ❤❤❤❤❤❤ like that.
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Very confusing how one word mean "until" and also "as of", does anyone know the exact translation of this?
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Desde hoy - from today, as of today - . A partir de hoy,
Am I right. Please, explain, thanks
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Can "desde cuando" which translates to "since when" be a valid form of speech in the Spanish language?
