Ser and estar again

poli · #1 January 25, 2011, 11:13 AM

"La víctima debió de ser trasladada al hospital"

Can you correctly use estar trasladada in this case as well? If so, does the meaning change?

chileno · #2 January 25, 2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by poli

"La víctima debió de ser trasladada al hospital"

Can you correctly use estar trasladada in this case as well? If so, does the meaning change?

No, you cannot use that construction. I cannot think of a single instance, in case it could be used that way.

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #3 January 25, 2011, 12:36 PM

@Poli: It's passive voice, so it has to be "ser".

poli · #4 January 25, 2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

@Poli: It's passive voice, so it has to be "ser".

Of course. I should have known. Thanks.

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