Since it is a word of the day...

Question

What is the difference between fuera and afuera, and can they both means simply "outside"?

Answer 1

FUERA can be associated with 2 verbs: IR (Si el fuera a Miami a estudiar, aprendería mucho) and SER(Si yo fuera tu, me comería toda la cena), besides it's an adverb and it means outside from a closed place; so it depends on the use. And AFUERA means stay outside from a place you were in. ESTOY AFUERA DEL TREN * Command somebody to go out from a place: ¡Afuera, necesito silencio! * Around a town: A las afueras de la ciudad. El vive a las afueras. These are uses of this words, sometimes they have the same meaning. So you've got to learn which they are.

: ) - rac1, Feb 4, 2013