Ser and estar again

poli

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

January 25, 2011, 11:54 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?

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

AngelicaDeAlquezar

January 25, 2011, 12:36 PM

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

poli

January 25, 2011, 02:06 PM

@Poli: It's passive voice, so it has to be "ser". :)
:duh:Of course. I should have known. Thanks.