Posted by Aubrey on Monday, June 4, 2007 at 2:49pm.
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I am having troubles translating these sentences. 1.) Were the princesses singing? 2.) Did the queen used to cry? 3.) Do they like to sing?
4.) Doesn't the duchess like to sing?
5.) Which duke likes to sing?
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Spanish - SraJMcGin, Monday, June 4, 2007 at 9:00pm
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Spanish - Aubrey, Monday, June 4, 2007 at 9:23pm
Sorry I should have posted my answers with my question. 1. A donde princesas cantando? 2. La reina el haciendo? 3. Les gusta cantar? 4. A duquesa gusta cantaban? 5. Cual duque gusta cantar? Could you please help me? I know I have errors here
1. A donde princesas cantando? 2. La reina el haciendo? 3. Les gusta cantar? 4. A duquesa gusta cantaban? 5. Cual duque gusta cantar
I really need help. Could anyone tell me if these translations are correct? Thank you so much.
Thank you for getting back to us. Without seeing what you believe to be the answers, we can not help you best. Looking at number 1 you could use the Imperfect Progressive or the Imperfect.
1. ¿Estaban cantando las princesas? OR ¿Cantaban las princesas? (Why did you use "dónde" = where?)
2. ¿Lloraba la reina? (haciendo = doing/making and you have no conjugated verb)
3. (A ellos = expendable) ¿Les gusta cantar?
4. ¿No le gusta cantar a la duquesa? OR as you said ¿A la duquesa no le gusta cantar?
5. ¿A cuál duque le gusta cantar? (The problem is the verb "gustar" because it is pleasing TO someone.)
To answer your question, here are the translations for each sentence:
1.) Were the princesses singing?
Translation: ¿Estaban cantando las princesas? OR ¿Cantaban las princesas?
2.) Did the queen used to cry?
Translation: ¿Lloraba la reina? (Note that "haciendo" means "doing/making" and there is no conjugated verb in your sentence.)
3.) Do they like to sing?
Translation: ¿Les gusta cantar? (Note that "a ellos" is expendable in this context.)
4.) Doesn't the duchess like to sing?
Translation: ¿No le gusta cantar a la duquesa? OR as you said ¿A la duquesa no le gusta cantar?
5.) Which duke likes to sing?
Translation: ¿A cuál duque le gusta cantar? (Note that the verb "gustar" is used here because it means "to be pleasing to someone.")
It's important to note that when translating, it's helpful to understand the structure and meaning of the original sentence in order to choose the appropriate verb forms and word order. Keep practicing and you'll improve your translation skills!
Here is the step-by-step breakdown of the translations:
1. Were the princesses singing?
- The correct translation is: ¿Estaban cantando las princesas? OR ¿Cantaban las princesas?
2. Did the queen used to cry?
- The correct translation is: ¿Lloraba la reina?
3. Do they like to sing?
- The correct translation is: ¿Les gusta cantar? (Note that "a ellos" can be omitted as it is expendable)
4. Doesn't the duchess like to sing?
- The correct translation is: ¿No le gusta cantar a la duquesa? OR as you said ¿A la duquesa no le gusta cantar?
5. Which duke likes to sing?
- The correct translation is: ¿A cuál duque le gusta cantar?
Please note that the original translations you posted had some errors, and the corrected translations above should now be accurate.