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64 - Personal or distinctive “a”/Uso de la preposición “a” con el complemento directo

from Part VII

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Miguel Ángel San José
Affiliation:
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Summary

Below is a passage illustrating the use of the personal or distinctive “a.” An elderly man goes to a dance and bumps into Diana, who is advancing seriously into old age. They return to the residential home for old people and the person narrating is presented as a triumphant catch by Diana. The personal “a” recurs time and again, indicating contact and social intercourse between people.

Vi a Diana. Venía sorteando (avoiding/weaving between) a las parejas que bailaban. –Hola, ¿a quién buscas? –pregunté a la recién llegada con recelo. Antes de responder, miró a los concurrentes desafiante (defiant), y me dio dos sonoros besos, aunque nos habíamos visto media hora antes.

  1. –No busco a nadie en particular. He acompañado a Juanita y Teresa, y como a Juanita no le gusta el novio de Teresa, y a Teresa no le gusta el novio de Juanita, se ha disuelto el grupo y a mí me han abandonado –dijo Diana un poco mustia (downcast), para añadir a continuación–: El caso es que a mí me gusta cualquiera de los dos.

Yo observaba a mis amigos bailando, y me sorprendí al oír a mi propia voz diciendo: –¿Quieres acompañar a un hombre aburrido?

Ella, sin decir palabra, se agarró a mí, y comenzó a bailar como una posesa (one possessed). ¡Era capaz de agotar a cualquiera! Cuando ambos volvimos a la Residencia de la Tercera Edad “Tita”, donde nos alojamos desde hace veinte años, me exhibió como un trofeo ante sus añosas (old/elderly) y decrépitas amigas.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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