Would "there is" be "hay" in this sentence?

Question

And also is this all basically correct?

Los jóvenes se encantan ir de vacaciones porque en vaciacion hay no deberes.

"young people love to go on holiday because on holiday there is no homework" is what i am tring to say.

cheers.

Answer 1

A los jóvenes les encanta ir de vacaciones porque no hay deberes durante las vacaciones.

Encanta is singular because "ir" is singular. - --Mariana--, Jun 18, 2011

But isn't the subject plural? - SonrisaDelSol, Jun 18, 2011

Yes I do not quite understand why encantar is singular? thank you for the durante bit helped alot amd also why is "les" used? - student-bo, Jun 18, 2011

Marianne is correct. The subject is ir. Infinitives are singular. Me encanta ir. Te encanta ir. - Goyo, Jun 18, 2011

Answer 2

Yes I do not quite understand why encantar is singular? thank you for the durante bit helped alot amd also why is "les" used?

As Samdie says: The act of "going" is what pleases the young people, which is "ir" in Spanish. Because "ir" is singular we need to use "gusta" in singular.

"Les" refers to the young people as the indirect object pronoun--they are the ones pleased by the going on vacation.

Hope that helps a bit.

Mariane. I think its about time you updated your profile from 'intermediate' to 'advanced'!! :-) - billygoat, Jun 18, 2011

thanks! - student-bo, Jun 18, 2011

Answer 3

A los jóvenes les encanta ir de vacaciones porque no hay deberes durante las vacaciones.

"Going on vacation(s) delights the young people because there is no homework." (to reflect more closely the syntax of the Spanish).

The subject of the sentence is "ir (de vacaciones)" -- "going on vacation" is what pleases/delights the kids. "jovenes" is the recipient of the action (they are affected by the action expressed by the verb).

thank you for this explaination, although its not my thread, I've learned from this :) - billygoat, Jun 18, 2011

Answer 4

That looks great to me.

Just watch your spelling of "vacación"/"vacaciones".

Good work! I hope I helped you

Yes thank you :) - student-bo, Jun 18, 2011

"Vacación", with an accent, and much more frequently, "vacaciones". - lazarus1907, Jun 18, 2011

Answer 5

Mariana, had it right.