Spanish language learning forums

Spanish language learning forums (http://forums.tomisimo.org/index.php)
-   Vocabulary (http://forums.tomisimo.org/forumdisplay.php?f=18)
-   -   Perra pastor belga (http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=12446)

JPablo January 27, 2012 09:37 PM

Perra pastor belga
 
What is correct or more in use?

Perra pastor belga
Perra pastora belga :?:

Don José January 28, 2012 07:54 AM

I was going to say the first is more used.

Google confirms it is in the Internet:

Perra pastor belga: 225,000 results.
Perra pastora belga: 6,950 results.

Regarding the correctness, just speculating, the use of "pastora" may be related to the politically correct language. I don't know.

ROBINDESBOIS January 28, 2012 08:41 AM

Pastor for sure

wrholt January 28, 2012 11:00 AM

Don José, you confirmed what I suspected.

I'm not certain, but I think that the term "pastor belga" as the name of a breed of dog is perceived by many people as a noun being used as an attribute of another noun (in this case, "perra"). From what I can find out, more often than not nouns used this way are NOT changed to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, in the same manner as many terms for specific colors such as "malva" and "marrón".

Perikles January 28, 2012 12:22 PM

Hang on - we had the discussion only about a week ago with niña prodigio

JPablo January 28, 2012 01:10 PM

Thank you to you all!
¡Sois unos foreros fenomenales!


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:45 AM.

Forum powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.