Kicking the IT habit

Question

Hi again all.

OK, English obviously uses the explicit pronoun ´IT´ a lot more than, say, ´esto´. I´ve gradually gotten somewhat accustomed to not using IT so much, but sometimes when branching out beyond what I already know how to say, I get lost. This is one of those times.

I need to describe responses-reactions of a mechanical spring-damper-mass system, to inputs and stimuli. For instance -

Stimulus - When I push it... Response1 - It rises Response2 - It falls (lowers) Response3 - It rises too far

Can I just leave out any sort of subject, and just respond with a verb and adjective or adverb? Such as

1 sube 2 baja 3 sube demasiado

Is there a better way to say these?

Thanks

Roger

Answer 1

Roger,

I think your translations sound good. You could get fancy and say:

1 se eleva

2 desciende

3 se eleva demasiado

Are mine all OK as they stand, or would any of them be improved with a ´se´ before them? Or is the se really only fitting with your choice of verb, elevar? I want this to sound like everyday speech, even though it´s technical. - rogspax, Nov 28, 2012