como se dice en ingles:
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Como se dice en ingles: El día que casi me ahogo en el mar.
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updated Sep 3, 2017
edited by rac1
posted by 00e341c3
Welcome to SpanishDict, Laura. I have edited your post for capitalization. - rac1, Sep 2, 2017
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The day I almost drowned in the sea / ocean.
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The day that I almost drowned....
In this case the word "that" is optional in English, even though "que" is needed in Spanish.
updated Sep 4, 2017
edited by DilKen
posted by DilKen
It is a bit odd, me ahogo is present tense, unless it is me ahogĂł. In which case someone else did it to her? - bosquederoble, Sep 2, 2017
Good point Bosque. Who knows? My translation was a little loose. You can also use the present tense to narrate a story in the past. So...that day I almost drown in the sea. I finally swim to shore.... - DilKen, Sep 2, 2017
Yes, a narrative style used even more than in English. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 2, 2017
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I agree. You can tell a story in the present or in the past.
updated Sep 3, 2017
posted by polenta1
"Casi me caigo." I think anything you almost do - like I almost fell down, is put in present tense, unlike English. - Sigua, Sep 3, 2017
Yes, I think Spanish uses the present tense more than English. - polenta1, Sep 3, 2017
