In "Ella era modelo," why is this not "
"Ella era modela"? Is model a masculine word regardless of who is the model?
Ricky
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This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate ser in El Pretérito Imperfecto (imperfect tense)"
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Ricky,
The word "modelo" as model is invariable, as you guessed, so it will be modelo for a man and a woman, however we do need to use the appropriate article when it is needed:
"La modelo llevaba un vestido azul largo" (it refers to a girl/woman)
"El modelo llevaba una chaqueta vaquera" (it refers to a guy/man)
Saludos
Inma
TonyaKwiziq community member
For the following example, could this also be translated as 'She was a model'?
Ella era modelo.
She used to be a model.InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Tonya
Sorry about the delay. We didn't receive notification of your message. Just saw it now.
Yes, as the imperfect tense is also used to express a repeated action in the past, you could also translate it as "she used to be a model". However if you want to emphasise the fact that she was and now she isn't we'd probably use verb "soler" for that, saying:
"Ella solía ser modelo"
Saludos
Inma
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In "Ella era modelo," why is this not "
"Ella era modela"? Is model a masculine word regardless of who is the model?
Ricky
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