Grammar questions

Question

I have several questions from DELE test~ they confuse me a lot! (Or, I'm confused!)

1.¿Qué te parece si mañana vamos al cine con mi hermana?

( Por) mi,no hay problema.

Why the anwer is not isn't the answer para?

1. ¿Te gustan los bombones?

   A mí no, pero a mi novia (la) vuelven loca.

Why the anwer is not isn't the answer le ?

3.No te enfades con ellos.En el fondo son muy buenas personas. Serán muy buenas personas,pero no lo parecen.

Why the anwer is not isn't the answer les?

Edit by Galsally.

I like your questions, but I've just improved the English spelling and grammar. I am asuming you're also learning English? It would be very helpful if you fill in your profile for us.

ok..después de terminar los examenes,voy a cambiarlo.Mi inglés es tan malo como mi español.Gracias por corregir los errores. - Namu, Jun 25, 2011

De todos modos. Bienvenido al foro, amigo! - galsally, Jun 26, 2011

Answer 1

( Por) mi,no hay problema.

Why the anwer is not isn't the answer para?

Because the "not being a problem" is not something you receive, which is what "para" is used for.

A mí no, pero a mi novia (la) vuelven loca.

Why the anwer is not isn't the answer le ?

Two reasons: first, because it is a transitive verb, and second, because "loca" is a "predicativo" that modifies "la", and there is a rule that says that "predicativos" can only modify direct objects and subjects; never indirect objects.

3.No te enfades con ellos.En el fondo son muy buenas personas. Serán muy buenas personas,pero no lo parecen.

Why the anwer is not isn't the answer les?

Because "ser" and "estar" (and sometimes "parecer" and "resultar") can ONLY take "lo" as an "atributo".

Answer 2

In the first one:

Para mí = In my opinion
Por mí = As far as I'm concerned or For me

so por makes more sense in the given context.

I knew the para mí meant in my opinion, but couldn't think what por mí would mean. Thanks. - 0074b507, Jun 25, 2011

I didn't know that! Gracias Lorenzo. - MLucie, Jun 25, 2011

Answer 3

I can't answer the first one. Looks like [Para or a mí] to me, also. (similar to the usage in next sentence)

¿Te gustan los bombones? A mí no, pero a mi novia (la) vuelven loca. Why the answer is not le ?

I think the difference here lies in volver loco (enloquear) transitive verb, to drive mad and volverse loco (intransitive verb) to go mad (pronominal...needs a reflexive pronoun se, not le)

...they drive her nuts (she is the d.o.) [they drive nuts her] Since a mi novia (d.o. with personal "a") is before the verb would the la be a redundant d.o.p.?

3.No te enfades con ellos. En el fondo son muy buenas personas. Serán muy buenas personas,pero no lo parecen. Why the answer is not les?

Here I think lo refers to «Serán buenas personas». ...they do not seem like «that/it».

It is not «they do not seem to them»

Not a native. Just trying to rationalize possible explanations.

Answer 4

La vuelven loca....mira aquí... la vuelven loca

Well, that gave me a headache! - 0074b507, Jun 25, 2011

Lo siento mucho, Q, parece que sería bastante información parar después de la primera página. :/ - galsally, Jun 25, 2011