I'm having a major brain fart, and need someone to help me out. I have this question on a study guide, and I think I know what it's asking, but I don't want to fuck this question up.

"¿Qué manda Emeterio que haga Lope después de su regreso al pueblo?"

Halp plz.

9/7/2008 7:49:59 PM

you just called called a punk bitch.

9/7/2008 7:53:12 PM

What did Emeterio send that made Lupe return to town?

9/7/2008 7:55:55 PM

isn't it asking what made him late for his return?

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 7:59 PM. Reason : the only teaching i have of spanish is spanish I and II in HS and working with mexicans, so...]

9/7/2008 7:58:03 PM

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt

" What sends Emeterio that makes Lope after its return to the town? "

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 7:58 PM. Reason : usted]

9/7/2008 7:58:22 PM

what did he tell lope to do after he got back

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 8:02 PM. Reason : &c]

9/7/2008 8:01:25 PM

tengo gusto del tacos y de los burritos

9/7/2008 8:02:31 PM

"What did Emeterio tell Lope to do after his return from town?"

9/7/2008 8:03:10 PM

^^yeah, i knew there was a later of after in there or something

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 8:04 PM. Reason : ^return to town, not from town]

9/7/2008 8:03:34 PM

tus padres trabajan empresar la cocaina, B ?

9/7/2008 8:05:56 PM

lololol

9/7/2008 8:06:31 PM

Quote :

""What did Emeterio tell Lope to do after his return from town?""

-seal of approval. use this if you want to answer it correctly.

9/7/2008 8:06:33 PM

^explain why "al" means "from the"

i thought it would be "del"

i don't doubt you, i just wanna know. i try to pick up spanish when i can.

9/7/2008 8:08:34 PM

Quote :

"What did Emeterio send that made Lupe return to town?"

dick in a box?

9/7/2008 8:08:56 PM

caja de huevos grandes

9/7/2008 8:09:49 PM

Emeterio told Lupe not to return to town, it's a trap!

9/7/2008 8:09:58 PM

Quote :

"^explain why "al" means "from the" i thought it would be "del" "

english words aren't always used properly, why would spanish words? i wasn't paying attention, really, and it may have been used "return to town," but i have heard both ways used in conversation.

9/7/2008 8:11:42 PM

english words are usually used correctly in english class assignments. i would hope this applied for spanish classes also.

the whole idea of taking spanish classes is to learn how to use the words properly.

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 8:14 PM. Reason : if i put what i heard in convo in my english assignments i would fail miserably]

9/7/2008 8:13:21 PM

no, even in class assignments i've seen "al" and "del" swapped that way



i don't know if there's a reason why or someone just fucked up

and i've never had an english class that used the language as strictly as i would like to

9/7/2008 8:14:14 PM

ok

9/7/2008 8:14:55 PM

cierre la boca puta sucia

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 8:16 PM. Reason : la]

9/7/2008 8:15:24 PM

*cierra

9/7/2008 8:17:25 PM

Quote :

"What did Emeterio tell Lope to do after his return to town?"

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 8:23 PM. Reason : !]

9/7/2008 8:19:26 PM

Quote :

"^explain why "al" means "from the" i thought it would be "del" i don't doubt you, i just wanna know. i try to pick up spanish when i can."

del = from the
al = to the


they are simply saying "to the town" not "from the town"

so that translation is flawed.



updated tranlsation: use "to the"

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 8:22 PM. Reason : .]

9/7/2008 8:21:29 PM

Quote :

"Emeterio told Lupe not to return to town, it's a trap!"

w!nnAr

9/7/2008 8:23:05 PM

de = from
a = to (and a shitload of other stuff)

it follows that del = "from the" and al = "to the"

9/7/2008 8:23:10 PM

seems that more agree with me on this one

9/7/2008 8:24:17 PM

yup, you're right

[Edited on September 7, 2008 at 8:27 PM. Reason : sry fluffle ]

9/7/2008 8:25:04 PM

Pinche gueros. No saben nada.

9/7/2008 8:30:03 PM

a = to (and a shitload of other stuff)

9/7/2008 8:51:36 PM

i never met a woman who would admit she's wrong

9/7/2008 8:52:41 PM

i've never met a redneck who would admit to being an idiot

9/7/2008 8:53:46 PM

ahahah

9/7/2008 8:54:01 PM

What did Emeterio tell (order) Lope to do after he returned to town (after his return to the town)

9/7/2008 9:00:20 PM

Thanks, folks. I thought that was how it would be translated, but I was a bit confused. As I was telling someone else...

Quote :

"I was slightly confused, because it's about a story (Pecado de omision) where basically this orphaned boy (Lope) is sent by his uncle (Emeterio) to be a shepard. He returns for the first time in 5 years, and after a reunion with a former classmate (who is much more refined, etc), Lope's anger comes to a head. He sees Emeterio outside, watching his grandkids or something, and Emeterio tells him it's time to leave. ("Anda, muchacho, vuelve a Sagrado (where he shepards), que ya es hora..."). And basically, Lope throws a large rock at Emeterio and kills him (and thusly, the story is over). So he doesn't really say what to DO back in Sagrado, but I guess my teacher just wanted the basic answer (he tells him it's time to go back...?)"

I'm sorta guessing my teacher (Block) screwed up a bit on the wording of the quesiton...

9/7/2008 9:01:39 PM