Ileso

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for September 1, 2009

ileso (adjective) — unhurt, unharmed, untouched, unscathed. Look up ileso in the dictionary

Es difícil resultar ileso en un accidente automovilístico.
It is hard to come out of a car accident unhurt.

[laepelba]

So is this one of those words that changes ending depending on the gender of the subject?

For example, I know that:
- Susan está enferma.
- José está enfermo.

So, in this case, is it:
- Susan está ilesa.
- José está ileso.

????

[Tomisimo]

Yes, that's right. 'ileso' is an adjective that agrees in number and gender with the noun it modifies.

[laepelba]

Gracias, David!

Mi frase de práctica:
Antes del terremoto, hay muy pocas personas estaban ileson.

I went out on a limb with that one, because I've been trying to write most of my practice sentences in a more active voice. I'm not always sure how the passive voice works in Spanish. Please correct me!! THANKS!!

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Mi frase de práctica:
Antes del terremoto, hay muy pocas personas estaban ileson.

I went out on a limb with that one, because I've been trying to write most of my practice sentences in a more active voice.

I'm not actually sure what you're trying to say. Few people were uninjured before the earthquake?

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by pjt33

I'm not actually sure what you're trying to say. Few people were uninjured before the earthquake?

Ack!! You're right - I always confuse antes & despues....

[bobjenkins]

Siempre al despertarme pienso en mi familia y mis amigos, y espero que sean ilesos.

Todos los políticos quieren que los ciudadanos conduzcan con seguridad para que se queden ilesos. Entonces los ciudadanos pagan que los políticos ponen cámaras para medir la velocidad de sus coches. A mí me molestan las cámaras, pero realmente los pobres ciudadanos en Inglaterra tienen las peores cámaras para molestarles. No estoy de acuerdo de ese método, creo que necesitan enseñarles a los ciudadanos manejar mejor.

¿usa "pobre" correctamente para significar "sympathy , no faltan dinero?

[laepelba]

Now that I'm on a computer and not trying to type into my phone, let me fix my original sentence:

Mi frase de práctica:
Después del terremoto, hay muy pocas personas estaban ileson.

If there are any OTHER corrections, I would greatly appreciate it!

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Now that I'm on a computer and not trying to type into my phone, let me fix my original sentence:

Mi frase de práctica:
Después del terremoto, había muy pocas personas estaban ilesas.

If there are any OTHER corrections, I would greatly appreciate it!

Hola laepelba

pienso que ilesas es correcto

espero que eso te ayude

[laepelba]

Why había instead of hay?

Why ilesas instead of ileson?