"shoveling snow" "walkway"

Question

"shoveling snow off the walkway"

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Jan 7, 2015

Answer 1

I would say:

Quitar la nieve de la banqueta.

I am a native speaker, but I have seen snow only once in my lifetime.

Lucky you. Shoveling snow is no fun. - gringojrf, Jan 8, 2015

I can imagine that! - LuisCache, Jan 8, 2015

Answer 2

No soy hablante nativa, pero he visto--

Limpiar la nieve y quitar la nieve

Sidewalk: acera, banqueta

Esperemos a un nativo...

Answer 3

Shoveling snow off of the walkway. = Sacar nieve de la banqueta (con pala). Impersonal, ie no indication of who is doing the shoveling so I used the infinitive.

Saqué la nieve de la banqueta (con pala). = I shoveled the snow off of the walkway. I used the el because I am now referring to a specific batch of snow.

Corrections appreciated as I have trouble with both concepts: the use of the infinitive when the gerund is used in English and the use of la to differeniate between the general and the specific.

Yes, you have to use an article, but the noun "nieve" is femenine, so you should say: "saqué la nieve". Saludos! - LuisCache, Jan 7, 2015

Thanks. I hate gender in nouns. lol - gringojrf, Jan 8, 2015

Answer 4

I'm not a native Spanish speaker, but how about:

Palear la nieve de la pasarela.

Retirar la nieve del camino de entrada