Vivir es preferible a soñar
Vivir es preferible que soñar
Are both correct??
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2007-05-04 08:28:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The first one is correct
The second one is not; es+(.....)+ que is a comparative formula. You could say "es mejor que" (better than), "es peor que" (worse than) , etc, but you can't use the word preferible in this context, because it's not comparative. If you want to make it comparative you need to add "mas" (more), "menos" (less);...es mas preferible que...;... es menos preferible que...
2007-05-04 09:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by rtorto 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well.... I would say;
"Vivir es preferible a soñar" (This is a very formal sentence)
"Vivir es mejor que soñar" (so.. since "preferible" is a formal word a wouldn´t use it with "que", then I would change the word "preferible" for another one like "mejor".
2007-05-04 15:53:20 · answer #2 · answered by usbc s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, both are correct. you can say:
Correr es preferible a quedarse sentado
Es preferible que seas tú el que lo haga
2007-05-04 15:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Jassy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though both are correct, I would say
Vivir es preferible a soñar.
2007-05-04 17:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not really but they can mean the same thing it depends how you put it in a sentence the first one you are saying that live is preffered to dream, and the other one that you rather live than to dream
2007-05-04 16:21:51 · answer #5 · answered by gap 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use both, they are correct , you would just use two differente words to compare it.
2007-05-04 15:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by Kamy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋