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- "They are women."
"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?
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
Because they are women in their very nature, not temporarily women. ;) Check out ser vs. estar on www.studyspanish.com
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.
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
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!
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