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“What is the most current news?”Translation:¿Cuáles son las noticias más actuales?September 1, 2020
September 1, 2020
18 Commentslucy163354124Why can’t we use qué for what here?October 23, 2020EricS411230857When qué is followed by ser you are asking for a definition. But that’s not the meaning in this sentence and that’s why you use cual.January 9, 2021PeterDankwa255As a rule of thumb, cuál is the option to use when asking from a list of options. Hence here the options are current, most current, not current, etc. Cuál is used in this instance. Eg. Cuáles son los deportes favoritos en tu país. November 6, 2021ClaraAuror6Can someone explain when to use las noticias/ la noticia as it is not clear to me from the examplesSeptember 27, 2020OldMate21335My Colombian wife said that both are possible, but into English it would be singular if you wanted the most recent piece of news or as written above if you were talking about news in general.October 5, 2020PeterDankwa255Cuál es la noticia más actual accepted 06/11/2021November 6, 2021entanglednotesi have heard news can be both singular and plural. duolingo needs tipOctober 22, 2021lucy163354124News is always singular in English!October 22, 2021Mark814121Plus498Since when does “son” mean isJanuary 20, 2021lucy163354124News is singular in English. Noticias is plural and requires the plural verb son.January 20, 2021Zakke6942I believe ‘Qué es la noticia más actual?’ should be accepted as well (didn’t try it), but the meaning would be different. The answer to that would be ‘Es la noticia más recientemente publicada.’January 9, 2021Christophe118821PlusWhat an earth is son doing here?September 15, 2020Patty13647Plus1282It’s a clue that we should use las noticias instead of la noticia. I missed it, though. Thanks for pointing it out.September 27, 2020OldMate21335I think it’s a case of one language using a noun as uncountable and the other not.September 20, 2020Pim382849878Why actueles and not actualas (since las noticias is feminime)? October 10, 2020CarolineWi9Plus2429actual is never anything other than actual/actuales just like frecuente is always frecuente/frecuentes. One of those things you have to memorize.October 15, 2020
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lucy163354124Why can’t we use qué for what here?October 23, 2020EricS411230857When qué is followed by ser you are asking for a definition. But that’s not the meaning in this sentence and that’s why you use cual.January 9, 2021PeterDankwa255As a rule of thumb, cuál is the option to use when asking from a list of options. Hence here the options are current, most current, not current, etc. Cuál is used in this instance. Eg. Cuáles son los deportes favoritos en tu país. November 6, 2021ClaraAuror6Can someone explain when to use las noticias/ la noticia as it is not clear to me from the examplesSeptember 27, 2020OldMate21335My Colombian wife said that both are possible, but into English it would be singular if you wanted the most recent piece of news or as written above if you were talking about news in general.October 5, 2020PeterDankwa255Cuál es la noticia más actual accepted 06/11/2021November 6, 2021entanglednotesi have heard news can be both singular and plural. duolingo needs tipOctober 22, 2021lucy163354124News is always singular in English!October 22, 2021Mark814121Plus498Since when does “son” mean isJanuary 20, 2021lucy163354124News is singular in English. Noticias is plural and requires the plural verb son.January 20, 2021Zakke6942I believe ‘Qué es la noticia más actual?’ should be accepted as well (didn’t try it), but the meaning would be different. The answer to that would be ‘Es la noticia más recientemente publicada.’January 9, 2021Christophe118821PlusWhat an earth is son doing here?September 15, 2020Patty13647Plus1282It’s a clue that we should use las noticias instead of la noticia. I missed it, though. Thanks for pointing it out.September 27, 2020OldMate21335I think it’s a case of one language using a noun as uncountable and the other not.September 20, 2020Pim382849878Why actueles and not actualas (since las noticias is feminime)? October 10, 2020CarolineWi9Plus2429actual is never anything other than actual/actuales just like frecuente is always frecuente/frecuentes. One of those things you have to memorize.October 15, 2020
lucy163354124Why can’t we use qué for what here?October 23, 2020
lucy163354124
Why can’t we use qué for what here?October 23, 2020
Why can’t we use qué for what here?
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
EricS411230857When qué is followed by ser you are asking for a definition. But that’s not the meaning in this sentence and that’s why you use cual.January 9, 2021
When qué is followed by ser you are asking for a definition. But that’s not the meaning in this sentence and that’s why you use cual.
January 9, 2021
January 9, 2021
PeterDankwa255As a rule of thumb, cuál is the option to use when asking from a list of options. Hence here the options are current, most current, not current, etc. Cuál is used in this instance. Eg. Cuáles son los deportes favoritos en tu país. November 6, 2021
As a rule of thumb, cuál is the option to use when asking from a list of options. Hence here the options are current, most current, not current, etc. Cuál is used in this instance. Eg. Cuáles son los deportes favoritos en tu país.
November 6, 2021
November 6, 2021
ClaraAuror6Can someone explain when to use las noticias/ la noticia as it is not clear to me from the examplesSeptember 27, 2020
Can someone explain when to use las noticias/ la noticia as it is not clear to me from the examples
September 27, 2020
September 27, 2020
OldMate21335My Colombian wife said that both are possible, but into English it would be singular if you wanted the most recent piece of news or as written above if you were talking about news in general.October 5, 2020
My Colombian wife said that both are possible, but into English it would be singular if you wanted the most recent piece of news or as written above if you were talking about news in general.
October 5, 2020
October 5, 2020
PeterDankwa255Cuál es la noticia más actual accepted 06/11/2021November 6, 2021
Cuál es la noticia más actual accepted 06/11/2021
November 6, 2021
November 6, 2021
entanglednotesi have heard news can be both singular and plural. duolingo needs tipOctober 22, 2021
i have heard news can be both singular and plural. duolingo needs tip
October 22, 2021
October 22, 2021
lucy163354124News is always singular in English!October 22, 2021
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