Is it okay to say Está un excelente actor?

Undrea G.A0Kwiziq community member

Is it okay to say Está un excelente actor?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using un, una to say a/an in Spanish (singular indefinite articles)"

Asked 5 years ago

InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Undrea

No. We use verb ser to talk about what someone does for a living/profession, so it should be:

"Es un excelente actor"

Saludos

Like35 years ago

Undrea G.A0Kwiziq community member

¡Gracias!

Like05 years ago

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Is it okay to say Está un excelente actor?

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