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You have a lot to learn

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¿Cuál es la manera correcta de decir esta oración? y ¿Por qué?

«You have a lot to learn»

Pienso que se puede decir así:

«Tienes mucho que aprender»

o possiblemente

«Tienes que mucho de aprender»

....pero no sé si tengo razón o no

¿Podría alguien ayudarme a entender, por favor?

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updated Feb 4, 2010
edited by Izanoni1
posted by Izanoni1

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And so tienes mucho que aprender does NOT mean You really must learn?

That would be 'De veras tienes que aprender.' (Or just 'Tienes que aprender'. - You must/have to learn.)

"Tener que" is an expression that means 'have to' or 'must'. But they must be together to work that way. In Izan's case, 'tener' is by itself and the 'que' functions like 'to' in English. It is used this way frequently.

Tenemos cosas que hacer. - We have things to do.

Hay mucho que comer. - There is a lot to eat.

Tengo una casa que limpiar. - I have a house to clean.

How does one know when mucho is NOT an adverb meaning very / really?

Good quesion. Other than getting accustomed to its usage, I'm not sure how to explain when it is or isn't. Generally when it follows a verb, its an adverb. (Hablas mucho. Comes mucho.) Of course 'tienes mucho' falls outside that generality. wink

updated Jan 21, 2010
posted by chaparrito
Thanks. - webdunce, Jan 21, 2010
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Y ¿es posible decirlo así? «Tienes que aprender mucho»

This means: You have to learn a lot. Cuestión de maticeswink

And so tienes mucho que aprender does NOT mean You really must learn?

Pues no, esto sería:

Realmente debes ponerte a estudiar, debes aprender!

updated Jan 20, 2010
posted by 00494d19
Gracias - Izanoni1, Jan 20, 2010
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Y ¿es posible decir así? «Tienes que aprender mucho»

updated Feb 4, 2010
posted by Izanoni1
You need to learn much (many things). Not quite the same but close. - samdie, Jan 20, 2010
Gracias Samdie - Izanoni1, Jan 20, 2010
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How about...

Aún hay mucho que tú no sabes.

Aún hay mucho que debes aprender.

Unless of course "{form of tener} + mucho que aprender" is a set expression.

updated Jan 20, 2010
posted by webdunce
good question - Izanoni1, Jan 20, 2010
Both would work, although the first has a slightly different meaning. - samdie, Jan 20, 2010
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mucho que.....

La razón: es así grin

jejej

updated Jan 20, 2010
posted by 00494d19
Gracias....Todavía tengo mucho que aprender - Izanoni1, Jan 20, 2010
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How does one know when mucho is NOT an adverb meaning very / really?

updated Jan 20, 2010
posted by webdunce
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And so tienes mucho que aprender does NOT mean You really must learn?

updated Jan 20, 2010
posted by webdunce
No it doesn´t. - samdie, Jan 20, 2010