Aposta a una guarda en la Chappa Eye

Question

I heard it ten times, he says aposta and not apuesta. Post a guard at the Chappa Eye. Is it when apostar is used for "post" and not "bet" it's aposta? Or just regional and should be apuesta? In Like Water for Chocolate I notice she says "podo" a couple of times instead of "puedo" so I think regional? Gracias.

Answer 1

Not, you're right. "Apostar" in this context means "to post". The difference with the betting "Apostar" is just as you detected: "Aposta un guardia" vs. "Apuesta el 8 en la ruleta".

"Podo" however, is plain wrong. Could be a regional pronunciation, but it's not correct Spanish.

Would it "Apuesta a un guardia"? - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

Wait you have confused me. - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

Aposta un guardia. Check out the conjugation2 in the RAE. - Gekkosan, Jan 29, 2011

So apuesta is wrong for "post" and apuesta is right for "bet": and "aposta" is right for "post" and wrong for "bet"? I hope that it is the case if it is then I understand. ;) - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

Yes, Jeezle. You got it. - Gekkosan, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 2

I love SG1!!!!! Am I the only one to catch the "Chappa Eye"? Or is it just assumed that todo el mundo sabe el chappa eye? I should post a thread; "Who is your favorite SG1 character" but it would probably cause as much controversy as the first word ever spoken.

Aqui tienes amigo ........... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ULPE6VRQ - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

And the answer is Tealc I mean cmon who doesn't love Tealc. - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

"Desde luego." (Indeed) - GaryT, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 3

A posta means On purpose as deliberately.

Apostar is irregular so it would always take apuesta as a noun or a conjungated verb. Films depicting uneducated people can include such incorrect language.

Podo es muy simpático en lugar de puedo. Y denota la inocencia del campesino, lo cual me emociona mucho de nuestro idioma.

¡Ah caramba! ¡Se nos puso romántico Usarenzo! :) - Gekkosan, Jan 29, 2011

Good answer that makes a lot of sense. - jeezzle, Jan 29, 2011

Gekkosan, profundas lágrimas caen sobre mis mejillas...Me voy a tomar un valium.. lol - gone, Jan 29, 2011

Después del Valium, ¡por favor corre a escribir la continuación de "Doña Bárbara"! :-D - Gekkosan, Jan 29, 2011

Prefiero una novelita rosa...de esas que pasan en Univisión y Telemundo. Aunque honor le haces a mi ilustre Rómulo Gallegos, mencionando su obra. - gone, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 4

A posta means On purpose as deliberately.

But this is not "a posta". This is "apostar":

apostar2. (De postar). 1. tr. Poner una o más personas o caballerías en determinado puesto o paraje para algún fin. U. t. c. prnl.

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Got it Gekkisan..Sankiu bery moch - gone, Jan 29, 2011

Yur most güelcon.:-) - Gekkosan, Jan 29, 2011

No sabia que tenías derechos reservados. Me reservo el derecho de admisión... lol - gone, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 5

Delete

This is not correct, Julian. check out the conjugations for both "Apostar" on the RAE. - Gekkosan, Jan 29, 2011

You´re right. I´ll delete - 005faa61, Jan 29, 2011

Algo que nunca sabía. Para que veas que siempre podemos aprender - 005faa61, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 6

Compare with the Conjugation 2, which means "to post":

FORMAS NO PERSONALES Infinitivo

apostar

Participio

apostado

Gerundio

apostando

INDICATIVO SUBJUNTIVO Presente

aposto apostas / apostás aposta apostamos apostáis / apostan apostan

Futuro simple o Futuro

apostaré apostarás apostará apostaremos apostaréis / apostarán apostarán

Presente

aposte apostes aposte apostemos apostéis / aposten aposten

Pretérito imperfecto o Copretérito

apostaba apostabas apostaba apostábamos apostabais / apostaban apostaban

Condicional simple o Pospretérito

apostaría apostarías apostaría apostaríamos apostaríais / apostarían apostarían

Pretérito imperfecto o Pretérito

apostara o apostase apostaras o apostases apostara o apostase apostáramos o apostásemos apostarais o apostaseis / apostaran o apostasen apostaran o apostasen

Pretérito perfecto simple o Pretérito

aposté apostaste apostó apostamos apostasteis / apostaron apostaron

Futuro simple o Futuro

apostare apostares apostare apostáremos apostareis / apostaren apostaren

IMPERATIVO aposta (tú) / apostá (vos) apostad (vosotros) / aposten (ustedes)

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They are two different verbs,with (slightly) different conjugations.