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Una sola persona - una persona sola
El café estaba vacío. Había una sola persona.
El café estaba vacío. Había una persona sola. I find this a little confusing. I think that the second one means there was a person sitting down at a table who was unaccompanied and definitely not with another person; but does the first one not mean the same thing? Many thanks in advance. |
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Both mean a single person. The first has 'single' meaning unaccompanied (alone); the second, unattached (not married).
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I agree with Rusty, but depending on the context, there may be a nuance in meaning:
- Había una sola persona. -> There was only one client in the coffee shop. - Había una persona sola. -> There was only one person and they had no company; they were sitting alone.
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