Which one is grammatically correct?
To convey something like, "I went to my mother's," I had always heard it said, "Fui donde mi mamá." However, I've noticed that people from the predominately Mexican culture in Texas have a tendency to say, "Fui con mi mamá." I always argue with my friend about this because I think their way sounds kind of ambiguous. Are we both right'
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While checking out restaurants in Santiago, Chile I was stuck by the frequency of names such as "Donde Luis". After receiving an explanation, I realized that it was very similar to the French "Chez Luis" but I hadn't immediately perceived the parallelism.
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No. Like if you wanted to say, "I went to my mother's [house, place, location, etc.]," in French, it would be, "Je suis allée chez ma mere," instead of always having to say something like, "Je suis allée à la maison de ma mere," right?
Ah! I thought that you meant that it would also encompass the "I went with my mother..."
James Santiago said:
I thought "I went to my mother's" was "Fui de mi mamá," colloquially.
I can't say I've ever heard it said like that.
I thought "I went to my mother's" was "Fui de mi mamá," colloquially.
samdie said:
LadyDi said:
lazarus1907 said:
To me, "Fui con mi mamá" means unequivocally "I went with my mother", i.e. both moving together somewhere (not stated).
That's what I am always saying. I just wondered if they were both acceptable or if they were both wrong. In French, it's easier because they just say "chez" for everything.
Je suis allée avec ma mere au cinema is what I´d say. Are you suggesting ¨Je suis allée chez ma mere au cinema.¨?
No. Like if you wanted to say, "I went to my mother's [house, place, location, etc.]," in French, it would be, "Je suis allée chez ma mere," instead of always having to say something like, "Je suis allée à la maison de ma mere," right'
LadyDi said:
lazarus1907 said:
To me, "Fui con mi mamá" means unequivocally "I went with my mother", i.e. both moving together somewhere (not stated).
That's what I am always saying. I just wondered if they were both acceptable or if they were both wrong. In French, it's easier because they just say "chez" for everything.
Je suis allée avec ma mere au cinema is what I´d say. Are you suggesting ¨Je suis allée chez ma mere au cinema.¨'
lazarus1907 said:
To me, "Fui con mi mamá" means unequivocally "I went with my mother", i.e. both moving together somewhere (not stated).
That's what I am always saying. I just wondered if they were both acceptable or if they were both wrong. In French, it's easier because they just say "chez" for everything.
Ah, all of them are grammatically correct, but the sentence with "con mi mamá" is not likely to be understood elsewhere as intended by the people who use it.
Most correct would be "Fui a la casa de mi mamá," but you do hear people say "Fui con mi mamá" in Mexico.
To me, "Fui con mi mamá" means unequivocally "I went with my mother", i.e. both moving together somewhere (not stated).
