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How would you translate these <ing> verbs?
How do I say translate English verb when it's used in a passive sense. I guess it would be infinitive all the time?
Here's some example and my suggested translations:
Although watching TV is fun, reading is more educational.
Aunque ver la tele es devertido, leer es mas instructivo.
It takes a lot of reading and practicing to learn this.
Se necesito mucho leer y practicar para aprender esto.
Watching this is scary
De ver esto me da miedo
Here's some example and my suggested translations:
Although watching TV is fun, reading is more educational.
Aunque ver la tele es devertido, leer es mas instructivo.
It takes a lot of reading and practicing to learn this.
Se necesito mucho leer y practicar para aprender esto.
Watching this is scary
De ver esto me da miedo
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Andrés answered your question perfectly. I just wanted to add that infinitives used in this way sometimes take the article, in which case their treated as masculine. Today I saw "¿Quién dijo que el comprar una vivienda es fácil?" Who says buying a house is easy?
http://comprarcasa.about.com/b/2012/10/07/quien-dijo-que-el-comprar-una-vivienda-es-facil.htm
http://comprarcasa.about.com/b/2012/10/07/quien-dijo-que-el-comprar-una-vivienda-es-facil.htm
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