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Question

Soy tambien estudiar Espanol con "Pimsleur Method" - an audio system.

En Inglis ahora: In Level 2-Lesson 3, they use two words that I cannot find in a dictionary or in the SpanishDict translator. I am not sure of the spelling as there is no written material provided with the course - but the words sound like "an-ta-ni-to" and Cav-e-me" Can anyone determine what these words are from the script below?

Usted atanito caveme sola: You had to come alone / Atanito caveme sola : I had to come alone / Atanito trabaja mucho: He has had to work a lot / Si, el atanita que trabajar y yo atanitdo caveme solo: yes, he has to work and I had to come alone /

Gracias por ayudarme.

R-von

Answer 1

and the first sentence...

Usted atanito caveme sola: You had to come alone / Atanito caveme sola : I had to come alone

Usted ha tenido que venir sola. He tenido que venir sola.

tenía que=ha tenido que?? Maybe in Spain.... had to=has had to - 0074b507, Mar 27, 2011

Ah SI! the present perfect - I just studied that on Spanishdict ( lesson 3-3) - I should have recognized Atanito was actually Ha tenito; tenito being the participle of tener. Mucho Gracias. - R-von, Mar 27, 2011

Answer 2

Pimsleur is good for pronunciation, but not for writing. What you write does barely resemble written Spanish.

He has had to work a lot / Si, el atanita que trabajar y yo atanitdo caveme solo:

"Sí, él ha tenido que trabajar mucho." I guess that "atanitdo caveme" is "he tenido que venir". If you tell me the precise time code, maybe I can check it.

Ah, that "que venir" was puzzling me. - 0074b507, Mar 27, 2011

Answer 3

delete=already answered

[I] had to= [yo] tenía que.... [él] has to =tiene que

has had to=[ él] ha tenido que

he=él; not el

Sí=yes

Answer 4

Haber + tener que.

Ha tenido que trabajar mucho

He / she has had to work a lot.