Weighing your options
| noun | verb |
|---|---|
| la elección the choice | elegir to choose |
| la decisión the decision | decidir to decide |
Considerar is to think something over. With a person and a noun, it means to regard someone as something.
| I'm considering the offer. | Estoy considerando la oferta. |
| I consider you my best friend. | Te considero mi mejor amigo. |
| There are two possibilities: accept the offer or stay here. | Hay dos posibilidades: aceptar la oferta o quedarme aquí. |
La cuestión and la situación
La cuestión is the issue, the point at stake. A question you ask is usually una pregunta. In es cuestión de, you will often hear it without the article:
| It's a matter of time. | Es cuestión de tiempo. |
| The issue is: what do we do now? | La cuestión es: ¿qué hacemos ahora? |
Completamente works like totalmente:
| The situation has changed completely. | La situación ha cambiado completamente. |
El principio: the beginning and a principle
El principio is the beginning, and also a principle you live by. Two short phrases are easy to mix up: al principio usually means at first, while en principio means in principle, if nothing changes.
| Let's start from the beginning. | Vamos a empezar desde el principio. |
| In principle, the trip is in May. | En principio, el viaje es en mayo. |
| It's a matter of principle. | Es una cuestión de principios. |
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