"Sylvie es una profesora francesa." - Just wondering with this one, normally I would say 'Sylvie es profesora', or similar with professions... is this an exception, or is there an option to use either/or?
Thanks in advance, you guys are the best!
Una profesora
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Claire D.Kwiziq community member
Una profesora
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Forming the singular feminine of -s ending nationality and place of origin adjectives in Spanish"
Asked 4 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Claire,
you are right by thinking there is no article when we say what we do or other people do for a living:
Soy profesor.
Carmen es secretaria.
Ellas son ingenieras.
But if we are a bit more specific adding extra information we then use un/una, like in these examples:
Soy un profesor con experiencia.
(I am an experienced teacher.)
Carmen es una secretaria muy eficiente.
(Carmen is a very efficient secretary)
Sylvie es una profesora francesa.
(Sylvie is a French teacher.)
I hope this clarified it.
Saludos,
Inma
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