"She is a woman."
Translation:Ella es una mujer.
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When translating "She is a woman", the correct answer is given as "Ella es una mujer." Why can't the correct answer also be "Ella eres una mujer"?
Think it would mean She ARE (ERES) a woman...not ...she you....But not REAL SURE!!!
No, it most definitely isn't. It's good to have your forms of ser (to be) down pat.
yo soy / tú eres / él, ella, Ud. es
nosotros somos / vosotros sois / ellos, ellas, Uds. son
Soy una mujer. > I am a woman.
Eres una mujer. > You are a woman.
Es una mujer. > She is a woman.
"Ella eres una mujer" would be like saying "She are a woman".
Dude, It's not fault of duolingo, If you've a problem it is with spanish language.
I agree, this is not difficult to learn. Input like this makes developers give up on those who really try. If I were the creator of duolingo, I would sensor this dummys incessant rants, it ruins it for all. Now I have to sift thru irrelevant complaints to get to the good stuff.
In "Ella eres una mujer", eres means (you) are . So it would translate "She are a woman", which it isn't even proper grammer.
Tú eres una mujer. Tú eres un hombre. Tù eres un niño. Tú eres muy inteligente. Tú eres muy bonita(girl
Why did you post? No, don't wander off these words. I am really wondering, why did you post this? The fact that you took the time out of your day to post this comment is extremely absurd. This comment is very irrelevant to the topic people are discussing. I am surprised that people will even reply to such a comment. Most of us are here to learn, not to hear your unnecessary complaints but let me ask again, why did you post this? No, don't wander off these words. I am really wondering, why did you post this? The fact that you took the time out of your day to post this comment is extremely absurd. This comment is very irrelevant to the topic people are discussing. I am surprised that people will even reply to such a comment. Most of us are here to learn, not to hear your unnecessary complaints but let me ask again, why did you post this? No, don't wander off these words. I am really wondering, why did you post this? The fact that you took the time out of your day to post this comment is extremely absurd. This comment is very irrelevant to the topic people are discussing. I am surprised that people will even reply to such a comment. Most of us are here to learn, not to hear your unnecessary complaints but let me ask again, why did you post this? No, don't wander off these words. I am really wondering, why did you post this? The fact that you took the time out of your day to post this comment is extremely absurd. This comment is very irrelevant to the topic people are discussing. I am surprised that people will even reply to such a comment. Most of us are here to learn, not to hear your unnecessary complaints but let me ask again, why did you post this? No, don't wander off these words. I am really wondering, why did you post this? The fact that you took the time out of your day to post this comment is extremely absurd. This comment is very irrelevant to the topic people are discussing. I am surprised that people will even reply to such a comment. Most of us are here to learn, not to hear your unnecessary complaints but let me ask again, why did you post this? No, don't wander off these words. I am really wondering, why did you post this? The fact that you took the time out of your day to post this comment is extremely absurd. This comment is very irrelevant to the topic people are discussing. I am surprised that people will even reply to such a comment. Most of us are here to learn, not to hear your unnecessary complaints but let me ask again, why did you post this?
Sorry, but to whoever posted this comment, could you please, you know, delete the extra words? Trying to think in Espanol over here.
Dont be such a duche. It was absurd and unnecessary to put it down one time but the fact that you put it down at least 5 times just shows how muxh of a hypocrite you are. Some of these people are trying to learn Spanish, and you discurageing them from asking questions that would help them better understand the laguage they are trying to learn is absurd, like why did you even post that, and dont just ignore this. If you tak anything from this it should be dont be a duche and dont discourage people from asking questions
You: Tu eres - Tu comes - Tu saltas - Tu lees
Singular: Ella es - Ella come - Ella salta - Ella lee -
Plural: Ellas son - Ellas comen - Ellas saltan - Ellas Leen
You have to conjugate the verb to match the subject. You wouldn't say I is, you would change the verb to say I am. In Spanish it is conjugated as
Yo soy Tú eres Él, ella, usted es Nosotros(as) somos Vosotros(as) sois Ellos,Ellas,Ustedes son When there is only 1 subject for the verb it can be condensed into just the verb. So yo soy can become just soy. Sometimes they drop the subject when it shares the verb too. Like this sentence, it can be translated to "Es una mujer" which can mean, you (formal) are a woman, he is a woman (but this is knocked out because woman is feminine), she is a woman, or since there is no subject pronoun for "it" this can also simply mean, "it is a woman".
I also wondered about that, but I looked at the conjugation of eres and it said that yo ( I ) is soy, tu ( you ) is eres, and el, ella, and usted are es.
It is because eres is usually used for you. Example: Tú eres una mujer=You are a woman. Eres used for Ella since eres is used to direct someone you're talking in person
because the sentence "she is a woman" in spanish is translated "Ella es una mujer" is literally translated as those exact words. The sentence "Ella eres una mujer" is translated as "she you're a woman", this is coming from a mexican that has a father born in mexico, he explained it to me, but back on track. Do you see how that might be confusing? 'Cause you are saying to them "she you're a woman" confusing and slightly insulting unless they really are a woman
I am a native speaker but i use this app to practice more on my spanish .The reason why thats not correct is because you only use eres when you say YOU. For example: Ella es un Niña. Tú eres una famosa. Tú eres un niño El es un famoso (Ect.) So only use ERES when you say Tú ( which is the word YOU)
because "Eres" it for you, for example. "Tu eres hombre" it is mean "You are a man"
Eres is are so you would be saying " She are a woman" es means is do you get the difference now? Hope it helped!
Es - 3rd person POV Eres - 2nd person POV
She is 3rd POV, therefore, use es not eres
"Tu eres una mujer" @MattDThomson it's literally different words they only use that for "You are a woman."
becouse ella eres una mujer is ella(she) eres (are) una (a) mujer(woman) are she are a woman or she you are a woman
Eres means are es means is when. Speak both options aloud in english and see which one sounds like proper grammar.
because "eres" is for second person, "es "y "eres" not have the same verbal times in Spanish
Es also can mean are. Here 's a example, Usted es un nino. It means you are a boy.
Eres means are. So that would be: she are a woman. I like to remember es as being is because they sound so a like.
No, "tú eres" could be about a man or a woman. It's just that eres is the wrong verb form for ella, like saying "she are" or "she am".
Damn french is getting in the way of learning Spanish. Who else typed in "Elle" instead of "Ella"?
Ella = she El= he
Ellos = they (masculine and mixed) Ellas = they - but exclusively only used to refer to women in groups. So if 99 women and 1 guy = still Ellos
a group of women only = Ellas
In spanish, the pronoun can be implied, as the conjugated forms of verbs are different. Es is different than soy, eres, somos, sois, and son, so we know that its either it, he, she, or you(formal). Context would be given previously to determine who/what is the subject.
"Una" means "a" ... She is a woman. "La" means "the" ... She is the woman.
Why are not both ella es una nina and ella es una mujer correct? The English Spanish online translation says both are correct.
Yes, I understand that. But is it not correct to say: Ella es una nina. Ella es una mujer.
In English, we use girl to mean the same thing as woman, so you can call an adult a girl. In Spanish, though, nina specifically refers to a female child, and thus is not interchangeable with mujer, which obvsies refers specifically to adult females.
Are you commenting on the conjugation of the verb or the meaning of the noun? Are you confused by the "es" part or the "nina/mujer" part?
Ella means she, and usted is the form of you used when referring to someone you refer to on a first name basis. Hope this helps!
es is conjugate of ser esta is conjugate of estar
the general difference is state. ser is more permanent while estar is temporary. ie. gender is permanent (for the most part) and mood (happy, sad) is temporary
Usted is the "you" used when talking to someone who isn't somebody you call by their first name.
So, by using usted, you're saying, "You is a woman."
Of course, the sentence we want is "She is a woman."
"Ella" means she.
So, replace "usted" with "ella".
ok so maybe I went to formal, I tried Esta usted una mujer. On how many levels did I screw up?
formal is only reflected to speak to 'you' formally. In this sentence, the subject is she, so usted plays no role here. Also, the use of 'estar' is incorrect here, you must use 'ser'. This is because being a woman is a permanent condition, then 'ser' applies. Ella está una mujer is wrong. Ella es una mujer is right. Both would translate to She is a woman.
to be, like ser, but each one is used in different constructions.
As an example, to state current locations 'estar' must be used (I am at <xxxx> estoy en <xxxx>)
Eres is the conjugation for you... You aren't attempting to say you are a woman, but rather, she is.
No, because la is not a pronoun but an article. It would be like asking if the sentence "The is a woman" is right.
I had the record for this, and I spoke "Ella es una mujer," (at least that was my intent. I said a different word, but it registered. Anyway, to the problem) and it said I succeeded, having heard "Es una mujer." I assume the she is kind of implied, but I'm wondering in which cases are the pronouns unnecessary. Would it be just in the cases where you make the gender obvious by the rest of the sentence?
For those who are saying, ¨it could also be Ella eres una mujer,¨ no, it could not. The word ¨eres¨ is second person singular, and the word ¨ella¨ is third person singular, so, therefore, you would need to use the verb that matches--third person singular, ¨es¨. Otherwise you are saying
You're almost right, but "este" means "this" in Spanish. What you're looking for is "es," meaning "is". Hope this helps!
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It gives the option to put 'ella' with 'este' when highlighting the word, but then it marks it as wrong. I know the correct answer to be 'es' but can someone explain why? Thank you!
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It gives the option to use 'este' in place of 'is' with ella, although it is counted as wrong. I know the answer to be 'es' but unsure as to why itnis offered as a selection when highlighting the word. Can anyone explain? Thanks!
So she is a girl and she is a woman are different how? Besides woman and girl. Why is it eres mujer but es una nina?
Yeah it's a hard call, I think that in a spanish speaking country either would fly :)
I typed in the right answer but it told me I was wrong. The correct answer matched what I typed. "Ella es una mujer"
When is was typing it in, I did it in English, I thought it would work but it was not supposed to be typed in English, so at the bottom it said: "Ella es una mujer."
I got this one right idk why it does that youll get it right and it says its not right?
Un = masculine una = feminine. So woman is implied feminine :)
For non-implied nouns, the general rule of thumb is if it ends in o use un if it ends in a ie. una manzana
Because 'usted' means 'you' not 'she'. So if you write usted the sentence would mean "You is a woman."
You're saying, YOU are a woman vs SHE is a woman. If you're conversating, it just depends on who you are talking about :). But this question asked for SHE.
See my above post about ser vs estar. Gender is permanent (for the most part), so es is the correct translation.
Hello the test of lesson 1 doesn't let me go pass the girl or la nina. I get to the end of lesson 1 and the check answer won't light to check the answer. Thanks
una is 'a', la is 'the' for feminine forms, same with un and el, but those are the masculine forms
Why is "Es una mujer" listed as a correct answer. I got it wrong by not selecting it. Wouldn't that translate to "is a woman"? Don't see how it translates to "She is a woman".
In Spanish, pronouns are sometimes left out since the verb conjugation usually shows it. This does not happen in English, which is why this may often be confusing
"Ella es una mujer" means "she is a woman" where as "es una mujer" means "is a woman" i dont see how i got this wrong.
Two L's side by side in Spanish make a Y sound. So its just "Eya" (Think like Heya without the H sound)
¿ es una mujer? That makes no sense it should be ella es una mujer right? Someone please explain
Why is "Es una mujer" also a correct answer? Wouldn't that just mean "Is a woman" ?
I put "es una mujer" and it says im right...but im saying "its a woman"?
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Why is "Es una mujer" correct here? Who is the subject in such a sentence? From what DL has taught me so far, the spanish "es" means the same as the english "is".
I put "Ella es una mujer" as my answer it counted as wrong because "Es una mujer" is correct, also???
It's still showing the right answer in comments but doesn't give the option to choose Ella.
When translating "She is a woman", the correct answer is given as "Ella es una mujer." Why can't the correct answer also be ¨Ella es un mujer?"
So I got it wrong, I don't friggin' know effing Spanish! But why did you guys say: ""mujer" is feminine, not masculine."? When I said: "Ella es ella ... es she's she's (she) is una mujer." I'll never get this if you don't explain anything.
I dont effing get it to i sed la mujer and it wus effing rong and it litorly sed la mujer omg pone get a effing life
Spanish very precise and grammatical planned than Turkish language. French and Spanish are alike
"Un" is used for masculine words, and "una" is used for feminine words.
For example, "un niño" or "una niña."
Good luck!
I said Usted es una mujer and got it wrong. I understand that Usted is more formal but was I wrong?
You are correct in saying that usted is more formal, but usted is used when you are referring to someone you don't speak to on a first name basis. For example, when you are talking to a teacher, you would say, "Usted es muy bonita," or whatever. The word you're looking for is ella, which means she. Hope this helps!
"Ella una mujer" is the same thing as saying, "She a woman." "Es" means is, so it would be "Ella es una mujer," meaning "She is a woman.
I don't know why after I put in the correct answer, it keeps showing me wrong
It would be nice if the app told you why you were wrong instead of just saying Wrong and giving the correct answer.
Im really actually learning languanges from this app its really helping communicate with my mexican friends more. Thank you so much DuoLingo❤
I'm trying to under stand how this can't be "La es una mujer". If "He eats" is "El comes". Aren't we using el and la for pronoun reference to he or she?
On the english thing for "is" it said este yet i got my answer wrong. Not cool
I translate the sentence to elle es una mujer and always give me wrong answer why?
I actually gave the correct answer but my life was taken.....like what I gave and the supposed "correct answer" is same but my life has been taken....
Guys spanish is not like english. All the words they would say are mixed up. Like football. You would say something like "jugar al futbol americano"
i said ellas es una mujer and it said you used the wrong word. Is that a glitch?
Is "Esté una mujer" correct since, I realized Spanish takes away words if they are not needed, like "Tú comes manzana" would turn into "comes manzana".
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I understand your pain sir... bit ypu are being very rude! Phones ARNT the problom they problom is you didnt have one and your mad aboutt it
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Glee You have to translate "She is a woman". Mujer is "Woman". you are wrong. You should stop cheating and start trying or get a rosetta stone.
