Spanish grammar
Dedications: dedicado a, en memoria de, quisiera agradecer, sin cuya ayuda
Write and read out dedications and acknowledgements.
From the scene Sin cuya ayuda… (Without whose help…)
In short
Dedicate with dedicado a and en memoria de; thank with quisiera agradecer. Cuyo agrees with the thing owned: sin cuya ayuda.
Your turn
Which one goes with in memory of Gabriel Alba?
Options: en memoria de Gabriel Alba · dedicado a mi madre · quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos
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in memory of Gabriel Alba → en memoria de Gabriel Alba
How it works
Books open with dedicado a (dedicated to) and en memoria de (in memory of); acknowledgements use quisiera agradecer (I would like to thank).
Good to know
Cuyo means "whose" and agrees with the thing owned, not the owner: sin cuya ayuda, sin cuyas noches.
dedicated to my mother dedicado a mi madre
Elena
Claro, cariño. "Dedicado a mi madre, que nunca tiraba nada."
Of course, dear. "Dedicated to my mother, who never threw anything away."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Claro, cariño. "(blank), que nunca tiraba nada."
Options: En memoria de Gabriel Alba · Quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos · Dedicado a mi madre
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Elena
Claro, cariño. "Dedicado a mi madre, que nunca tiraba nada."
Of course, dear. "Dedicated to my mother, who never threw anything away."
in memory of Gabriel Alba en memoria de Gabriel Alba
Elena
"Y en memoria de Gabriel Alba, que escribió en mi piso... y no pagó."
"And in memory of Gabriel Alba, who wrote in my flat... and never paid."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"Y (blank), que escribió en mi piso... y no pagó."
Options: dedicado a mi madre · quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos · en memoria de Gabriel Alba
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Elena
"Y en memoria de Gabriel Alba, que escribió en mi piso... y no pagó."
"And in memory of Gabriel Alba, who wrote in my flat... and never paid."
I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos
Elena
La verdad, ante todo. Sigo: "Quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos,"
The truth, above all. I'll go on: "I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings,"
Your turn
What fills the gap?
La verdad, ante todo. Sigo: "(blank),"
Options: Dedicado a mi madre · En memoria de Gabriel Alba · Quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos
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Elena
La verdad, ante todo. Sigo: "Quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos,"
The truth, above all. I'll go on: "I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings,"
without whose help sin cuya ayuda
Elena
"sin cuya ayuda este libro sería solo letras."
"without whose help this book would be just words."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"(blank) este libro sería solo letras."
Options: dedicado a mi madre · en memoria de Gabriel Alba · sin cuya ayuda
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Elena
"sin cuya ayuda este libro sería solo letras."
"without whose help this book would be just words."
without whose sleepwalking nights sin cuyas noches de sonámbulo
Elena
"A Don Ramón, sin cuyas noches de sonámbulo no habría capítulo tres."
"To Don Ramón, without whose sleepwalking nights there would be no chapter three."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"A Don Ramón, (blank) no habría capítulo tres."
Options: en memoria de Gabriel Alba · sin cuyas noches de sonámbulo · dedicado a mi madre
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Elena
"A Don Ramón, sin cuyas noches de sonámbulo no habría capítulo tres."
"To Don Ramón, without whose sleepwalking nights there would be no chapter three."
Common mistake
Not cuyo or cuya here. Agrees with noches.
"A Don Ramón, sin cuyas noches de sonámbulo no habría capítulo tres."
"To Don Ramón, without whose sleepwalking nights there would be no chapter three."
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| dedicated to my mother | dedicado a mi madre |
|---|---|
| in memory of Gabriel Alba | en memoria de Gabriel Alba |
| I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings | quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos |
| without whose help | sin cuya ayuda |
| without whose sleepwalking nights | sin cuyas noches de sonámbulo |
More lines from the story
- ElenaTranquilo, hay otra: "En memoria del ascensor que Ramón nunca puso."Relax, there's another one: "In memory of the lift Ramón never put in."