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"They are women."
Translation:Ellas son mujeres.
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How would you say "they are women" when referring to a group of men either if you're making fun of them for not being 'manly' enough or if it is a group of males that are playing the role of women (I heard that in Shakespeare's day, all the roles were played by men)?
Would you say "Ellos son mujeres" or still use "Ellas" even though in reality you are referring to a group of males?
Ellos is just masculine, and ellas is feminine. But since you are referring to a group of males, you would say "Ellos son mujeres."
That's really not a good way to think about it. Also, for that over-simplified explanation, "temporary" is "estar".
https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/ser-vs-estar
https://www.realfastspanish.com/vocabulary/ser-vs-estar
adyy.love was a little misleading, though. "tú" and "usted" are singular "you". Plural "you" is "vosotros/vosotras" (in Spain) and "ustedes".
adyy.love was a little misleading, though. "tú" (informal/familiar) and "usted" (formal/polite) are singular "you". Plural "you" is "vosotros/vosotras" (in Spain) and "ustedes".
That would mean "you all are women." You would still use "son", but the correct pronoun is "ellas".
I types Ellas son mujeres and I was told I was wrong and that it's JUST son mujeres. When do you use Ella/ellos vs just "son"?
You're right, both are correct, but I've noticed duolingo has a couple of these situations where one of the correct options won't be accepted. Just an oversight on the question writers' parts, but there are VERY few of those as you progress so no worries.
It doesn't matter if you say 'ellas son,' or just 'son' in real life situations, but I'm not sure what the app will accept.
The same rule goes for: Yo soy Tú eres Él/ella/usted es Nosotros somos etc.
The form of the verb itself also automatically represents the pronoun it goes with.
Hope it helps!
Because they are women in their very nature, not temporarily women. ;) Check out ser vs. estar on www.studyspanish.com
Because "son" is used for "essential" or more or less "permanent" adjectives. "Estar" is usually used for temporary adjectives. Ella está linda = she is looking pretty, she looks pretty (not permanent) Ella es linda = she is pretty (being pretty is part of who she is)
"¿Son mujeres?" or ¿Es que una mujer?" "Are they women" or "Is that a woman."
"Damas" means ladies, and while a lady is a woman, the question didn't ask "they are ladies", I'm guessing that's why it would be wrong.
I'm a male, in this context would I say 'ellos son mujeres'? Or is it still 'ellas son mujeres' because I'm referring to women?
This statement has nothing to do with the speaker, so your gender has nothing to do with it. And even if it was a first-person statement, DL usually provides a context for the gender. Think of it this way: When you're reading someone else's first-person narrative, it's their gender that matters, not yours. You're not inserting yourself into the sentence, you're translating someone else's words.
No.
Nosotros/nosotras means "we/us".
Nostro/nostra/nostros/nostras means "our/ours".
Verbs do not change to agree with gender.
The only way to say "They are women" is "Ellas son mujeres".
"Nosotros" and "Nosotras" is used when you want to say something like: WE are men (en Espanol: Nosotros son hombres). "Ellos" and "Ellas" are used when you are referring to a group: THEY are men (en Espanol: Ellos son hombres).
Because even though they use the third-person verb conjugations, "usted/ustedes" is "you", not "he" or "she" or "they".
Two entirely different parts of speech.
las is a definite article
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/defart1
son is a conjugation of the verb ser
https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/ser
Wrong conjugation.
https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/ser
yo soy
tú eres
él/ella/usted es
nosotr@s somos
vosotr@s sois
ellos/ellas/ustedes son
Doesn't 'eres' mean 'you are'? BUT, if it has '¿' before it then it is 'are you'?
"Eres" is the 2nd person singular conjugation of "ser". Writing it with ¿ ? indicates that it is a question.
"Ellas" is the feminine "they", like a plural "she".
"Mujeres" is "woman", which is also plural.
In English, regular noun are made plural by adding -s at the end. In Spanish, the rule is similar.
Hey y'all, can someone just asnwer me question? So now we say "Yo soy, Tu eres, El es, Ella es, nosotros ....???" Just tell my how it goes please♡ thank you!
yo soy
tú eres
él es
nosotros somos
vosotros sois
ellos son
You can't mix and match the verb conjugations. It's like saying "he am".
Ellos. The default is masculine, so in mixed groups it's masculine.
This isn't just for people. It's for any group of things. All nouns have grammatical gender.
SER
yo soy
tú es
él/ella/usted eres
nosotr@s somos
vosotr@s sois
ell@s/ustedes son
If you are typing the answer or building it from a word bank, that ought to be accepted. If it is a multiple-choice question and both "Ellas son mujeres" and "Son mujeres" are options, you need to select both of them, per the instructions at the top of the screen.
"Somos" is for "nosotros/nosotras".
yo soy
tú eres
él/ella/usted es
nosotros/nosotras somos
vosotros/vosotras sois
ellos/ellas/ustedes son
"Ellas" is 3rd person plural and "eres" is 2nd person singular.
yo soy
tú eres
él/ella/usted es
nosotros/nosotras somos
vosotros/vosotras sois
ellos/ellas/ustedes son
Because "san" is not a conjugation of "ser".
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I just want to say, after reading this discussion page from the top down and seeing comment after comment, I must give you a lingot for being just incredibly dedicated. Wow.
