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Questions tagged [preguntas]

Para preguntas sobre las palabras interrogativas como "qué", "dónde", etc. y sobre cómo formar las preguntas. // For questions about interrogatives such as "qué", "dónde", etc., and how questions are formed.

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¿Como se contestan preguntas que llevan un "no" al inicio?

El español es mi idioma nativo, pero siempre he tenido esta duda, por ejemplo, si yo le pregunto a alguien: ¿Tienes frío? Esta persona podría contestar Sí. No. Sí, si tengo frío. No, no tengo frío. Pero cuando pregunto: ¿No tienes frío? Las…
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Appropriate way to answer a negative yes/no question

When the question is not a negative question the response for the given question should be: Q: ¿Tienes carro? "Sí, tengo." for a positive answer or "No tengo." for a negative one. No, what if the same question is negative? Q: ¿No tienes…
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What makes a question in Spanish rhetorical?

In German, the placement or usage of single words shifts the meaning of a rhetorical question, in English, additionally distinct marker phrases are common for this purpose. Are there specific terms/phrases or grammatical structures that make a…
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"¿A qué fecha estamos hoy?" – is my Spanish learning app using real Spanish phrases?

I'm using an app called LingoDeer to learn Spanish. It teaches the following sentence: "¿A qué fecha estamos hoy?". A native speaker at work claims that this sentence sounds very artificial to them, and I also could not get Google Translate to…
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Convirtiendo oraciones afirmativas en preguntas

¿Es gramaticalmente correcto formar una pregunta en español con tan sólo cambiar la entonación y agregar signos de interrogación? Por ejemplo: "La mujer alta es de un pueblo del norte." ¿La mujer alta es de un pueblo del norte?
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How to say 'Is climate change making them worse?', with 'them' referring to floods

I am trying to say 'is climate change making them worse?' as a question, with 'them' referring to 'floods'. The full sentence is meant to be a title or slogan for something, like 'Floods in Ecuador; is climate change making them worse?' I thought it…
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¿Cómo enumerar distintas preguntas?

Tengo una duda respecto a la enumeración de distintas preguntas. Considerando la siguiente oración... En nuestra página web oficial encontrarás la respuesta a preguntas como: ¿dónde nos encontramos?, o ¿cómo puedes hacer el pago? ¿Están…
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Is it correct to answer a specific question with "no es"?

If someone asks, "¿Es importante?", is it correct to answer with "No es"?
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Translation of "Who are you writing to"

I've seen the question Who are you writing to? translated in two ways: ¿A quién escribes? and ¿Quién le escribes? The first sentence seems to translate more as To whom do you write?, whereas the second one I have a hard time translating…
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How to loosely open a question

I was just wondering how the best way to open a question in Spanish is in a loose, somewhat respectful and more conversational manner. An example lies in that prior sentence. Instead of asking: What is the best way to open a question in Spanish? I…
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How would you say "The question asks"?

Along the same vein as this question, how would you say "The question asks...?" For example, "What does the question ask?" or "The question asks that you divide X by Y"
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When I ask a question with “quién” and don’t know how many people will be the answer, should I use the plural or singular form?

In English, we only have two words equivalent to quién and its forms—who and whom. Who is used like quién and quiénes, while whom is used like quien and quienes. Because there isn’t a distinction between the two equivalents of who when asking a…
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Is there a subject vs. object distinction like who/whom?

In English “who” is used as a subject: Who is eating? “Whom” is used as an object: The person whom I saw. In Spanish is there any sort of a distinction like this, or is “quien” both for subjects and objects?
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When do I use "cual" vs "que"?

I understand both often translate to English as "what" or "which" and "that", respectively. My professor told me that cual is often used when presented with a choice while que is used when asked to explain something. However it seems that these…
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"No quieres" como "Es que no quieres"

Dada una pregunta de la forma ¿No quieres una bebida? ¿Puede interpretarse como ¿Es que no quieres una bebida? en algún caso? ¿Se interpreta solamente como ¿Quieres una bebida??
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