That new old story
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I believe that I have devised a better way to work this out. First I will back up a bit and pick up after the drunken thug has broken his neck. The tailor is Adán and his friend is Iñigo.
| Outside the shop, Iñigo and three of his buddies saw the man enter the shop. | |
| From the small shop window, they saw (or thought that they saw) the tailor hit the man with both hands and knock him to the floor. | Desde la pequeña ventana de la tienda, vieron (o creyeron que vieron) |
| As the four ran into the shop, Don Felicidados came forth and gave the dead man a poke with his cane. | Cuando los |
Your comments, corrections and improvements would be greatly appreciated. 
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updated May 23, 2011
edited by Lector_Constante
posted by Lector_Constante
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Fuera de la tienda, Íñigo y tres de sus colegas vieron al hombre entrar en la tienda. Desde la pequeña ventana de la tienda [...] vieron (o creyeron que vieron) al sastre golpear al hombre con ambas manos y tirarlo al suelo. Cuando los cuatro entraron corriendo en la tienda, Don Felicidados se adelantó y le dio al muerto un codazo con su bastón.
updated May 22, 2011
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
Hi, Laz! Also: "los cuatro" - cogumela, May 22, 2011
Indeed! Thanks. - lazarus1907, May 22, 2011
Foof! Now I have to study all this! And I even made the "ambas" mistake before! - Lector_Constante, May 22, 2011
Cogumela, Laz, muchas gracias! Now I gather that "ver" & some other verbs are followed by "a" or if the object is masc., "al" ... I think ... - Lector_Constante, May 22, 2011
The "personal A" in Spanish is a tricky one, don't worry! - lazarus1907, May 22, 2011
Laz, I see you have made Iñigo Íñigo - but I have found it spelled both ways in Wikipedia. - Lector_Constante, May 22, 2011
You do understand that this tale runs through my head while I sleep, half in English and a quarter in Spanish? S:-{ - Lector_Constante, May 22, 2011
