Estan? o Encuentran?
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si ellos estan en nuestro pais, ellos necesitan aprender nuestro idioma, ahora
^that's sarcasm...but is that correct? or should I have used se encuentran?? or are both correct?
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updated Aug 15, 2013
posted by rk8594
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Please use capitalisation and punctuation:
Si (ellos) están en nuestro país, (ellos) necesitan aprender nuestro idioma.
It is correct, but you'd need to use the pronominal form encontrarse for those to have the meaning:
Si (ellos) se encuentran en nuestro país, (ellos) necesitan aprender nuestro idioma.
Using the trasitive form would render the sentence senseless
updated Mar 5, 2013
posted by diagonx
I meant to say "the *same* meaning". - diagonx, Mar 5, 2013
Good answer. - annierats, Mar 5, 2013
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Okay, that makes sense. Thank you.
(And I guess I should type slower and use proper grammar and punctuation, too 
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updated Aug 15, 2013
posted by rk8594
No worries, you're welcome - diagonx, Mar 5, 2013
Don't worry. Typos, nada mas. - annierats, Mar 5, 2013
