Question abut grammar 'interrogative word'.
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¿ ( ) hay muchas personas en el parque hoy?
With this question I answered , 'cuantas'. But the answer is 'por que'.
Can you show me why?
Thx.
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updated Feb 20, 2015
posted by foxlove1
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Once you put in muchas, asking cuántas makes no sense. You already are saying there are many, you don’t ask how many with that.
¿Cuántas personas hay en el parque hoy?- How many people are there in the park today?
¿Hay muchas personas en el parque hoy?- Are there many people in the park today?
¿Por qué hay muchas personas en el parque hoy?- Why are there many people in the park today?
But:
¿Cuántas hay muchas personas en el parque hoy? How many are there many people in the park today- It just doesn’t work.
updated Feb 20, 2015
posted by bosquederoble
