Can anyone tell me the difference between bastante and lo bastante. I found the following sentence in which lo bastante was used. "estoy casada con un hombre con un trabajo lo bastante bien pagado", which I translated as " I am married to a man with a job enough well paid. I would normally have used "bastante bien pagado" and do not understand why lo bastante has been used . Unless of course they are interchangeable thank you Richard

I have been reading a novel in Spanish that is a translated book from the original English version. I have both the Spanish and English versions for cross referencing. I have noticed that in the Spanish version there are a number of different phrases for the expression to agree. The English phrases below are taken from the English novel and the Spanish phrases from the Spanish version of the book For example I had to agree with Drew - Tuve que darle la razon a Drew I will agree to the move - Aceptaré mudarme To agree on something is half the battle - estar de acuerdo en algo es la mitad de la batalla Are these expressions interchangeable or are there subtle differences between them Thank you

In the following sentence am I right in thinking that the "me" at the end of the word "resintiendome" is linked to the verb acabar. In other words the verb is the intransitive verb acabarse. And the meaning of the sentence is "Will I like being here or will I end up resenting (it)? " "¿Me gustará estar aquí o acabaré resintiéndome? " Richard

Hi I am aware that the Spanish verb quedarse has many meanings including "to stay or remain". In the following sentences does the verb quedarse mean literally "remain on/along the road/path", in the sense that some of the dreams were not completed "Me complace decir que muchos de esos sueños se hicieron realidad. Pero, como siempre en la vida, algunos se quedaron por el camino" Richard

Could someone explain the reason for the use of the subjunctive mood for the verb entrar in the following sentence "yo prefería tener a mi marido en casa a una hora decente a que entrara por la puerta principal a las siete o las ocho" Is the key trigger the verb preferir and that the first person is expressing a desire that her husband does not come home at 7 or 8. thank you Richard

I have a question about the use of the Spanish subjunctive tense and in particular to the verb poder. I am aware that the subjunctive tense is used after the word "que", as in "No creo que pueda comer más hoy" (I don't think that I can eat more today) However in the following sentence the verb poder is used in the subjunctive after the words "sobre el que". Would I be right in thinking that the spanish subjunctive would be used in any subsequent phrase after the words "sobre el que" "siempre que tengo algún síntoma sobre el que pueda necesitar una opinión rápida Thank you for any guidance you can give me on this topic Richard

I wonder whether anyone could tell me what the word "las" refers to in the following sentence "pero sé que Fern se las arreglará" This spanish phrase is a translation from an English novel meaning "but I know Fern will get it sorted out" Am I right in thinking that the "las" refers to "las cosas" meaning "but I know that Fern will get them (las cosas) sorted out"

How would you say the following in Spanish " I took some cuttings from a plant" Thank you Richard

If I wanted to say "I had to have a covid test" would I use the verb hacerse or hacer For example tuve que hacerme una prueba de covid or tuve que hacer una prueba de covid I have seen both verbs used in these sentences Richard