2 random Grammar-related questions?
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Le podría hacer.=When i write that, I mean to say, I would do it for you (usted)--but does it come across correctly?
When you have a question within a sentence, do you capitalize the first letter of the question: For example
Hola, ¿qué pasa?
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updated Aug 20, 2013
posted by englishespanol
Para usted, sí, le podría hacerlo - (to make it perfectly clear) I would be able to do it for you. or literally: For you, yes, I would be able to (could) do it. - Jubilado, Aug 20, 2013
Para usted, sí, se lo haría. I would do it for you. - Jubilado, Aug 20, 2013
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No. Le = for you is correct. Podría is I could. Hacer is do. So: I could do for you.
Lo haría por ti. = I would do it for you.
updated Aug 20, 2013
posted by gringojrf
How bout "Se lo podría hacer. - englishespanol, Aug 20, 2013
i've been making that mistake for a long time! thank you :) - englishespanol, Aug 20, 2013
Podría means could not would. For would use the conditional tense of the main verb. - gringojrf, Aug 20, 2013
Ahhh...bingo...the light just went on. Gracias mi amigo! mwahhh. - 0095ca4c, Aug 20, 2013
See my comments to the poster. Does my second one sound right (I'm staying with usted in the examples)? - Jubilado, Aug 20, 2013
thank you gringorf! woo hoo - englishespanol, Aug 20, 2013
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I would do it for you ..... Se lo haría (para Ud.) / Te lo haría
I could do it for you .... Se lo podría hacer (para Ud.) / Te lo podría hacer
Note that se replaces le when otherwise it would be le lo, which is extremely awkward.
updated Aug 20, 2013
posted by 005faa61
I like that you put the comparison. Great idea. - gringojrf, Aug 20, 2013
