What are you going to do on/this Sunday?

Question

I would like to know if in this question (What are you going to do on/this Sunday?) on and this are interchangeable.

I would appreciate any help.

Answer 1

Yes, these two sentences are interchangeable.

What are you going to do this Sunday?

What are you going to do on Sunday?

They mean the same thing, which is referring to the first Sunday that comes up. For example, this is Friday so the closest Sunday is two days from now.

If you want to inquire about a Sunday in the future, you could say "What are you going to do next Sunday?" (not two days from today but 9 days from now).

Also, a lot of people simply say "What are you doing Saturday?" and omit the "this" or "on" alltogether, although all three options are used pretty equally. - Nick-Cortina, Sep 18, 2009

Yes, that's true. "What are you doing Sunday" is very common. - --Mariana--, Sep 18, 2009

Sometimes "on" Sunday can mean "next Sunday" too, but only if the fact that it is the next Sunday has already been established. I think it is a shortening of "on that Sunday." - Fredbong, Sep 18, 2009

Yes, sometimes even native speakers get confused about which Sunday someone is talking about. We say "Next Sunday or THIS Sunday or the one after that....!" - --Mariana--, Sep 18, 2009

Answer 2

Nila said:

It is necessary for this has been explainned

or

It is necessary for this have been explainned

You could say:

It is necessary for this to be explained.

or

It is necessary to explain this.

What silly mistakes!. I do not know what I was thinking about. - nila45, Sep 19, 2009

Answer 3

Spanish speakers also get confused about "el domingo" or "este domingo". And, that is the reason why I was curious about that. I see it is the same problem. Sometimes, it is necessary for this have been explainned.

It is necessary for this has been explainned

or

It is necessary for this have been explainned

I am not sure about which the correct sentence is. Perhaps, it is "have" but I would like someone to confirm this.

Esté domingo voy a ir a la casa de mi hijo y vamos a cenar juntos. - kenwilliams, Sep 19, 2009

I'm sorry, but neither...It should be..."It is necessary for this to be explained.", also you can say "It is necessary to explain this." - arnold3, Oct 1, 2009

Answer 4

Que vas a hacer el domingo

If you don't understand ¿que vas a hacer? look up my thread of that name in vocabulary & grammer for explanation and examples,you may even want to put one or two of your own for practice. - kenwilliams, Sep 19, 2009

sorry acento missing over the qué, corrected. - kenwilliams, Sep 19, 2009

Answer 5

That means; What are you going to do on/this Sunday? Que vas a hacer el/este Domingo. I'll spell for you; (what) Que, (are you) hacer tu, (going) vas a, (on/this) el/este, (Sunday) Domingo.

Answer 6

Pues...si me dice una persona, que te vas hacer domingo...I would take it to mean this sunday...the sunday of this week. Cuando mis panas mi preguntan, que les van a hacer vierenes...I take it to mean the closest viernes. Hope that helps a little.