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Es ateo - es un ateo


BobRitter March 20, 2015 10:12 AM

Es ateo - es un ateo
 
No cree en Dios, es ateo.
He doesn't believe in God. He is an atheist.

Sé es una pregunta simple. Sé es pregunta simple.

Es idiota.
Es intelegente.
Es ateo.

Gracias.

AngelicaDeAlquezar March 20, 2015 01:11 PM

Quote:

No cree en Dios, es ateo.
He doesn't believe in God. He is an atheist.

que es una pregunta simple. :good: Sé que es pregunta simple. :bad:
(We need the conjunction "que" here because you have two conjugated verbs, so the sentence is incomplete without a linking word between them.
Also, the use of "una" here is different from your other examples, because you're using a noun before the adjective, so there must be an article introducing it in the sentence.)

Es idiota.
Es inteligente.
Es ateo.

Gracias.
When you express a person's character through an adjective that can become a noun, you can use the article:

- Juan es (un) ateo.
- Tu hermano es (un) idiota.
- Todos los políticos son (unos) ignorantes.


...but when the adjective cannot be used as a noun, there is no article:

- Eres inteligente.
- El señor López es amable.
- Esta flor es linda.
- La pregunta es simple.

BobRitter March 22, 2015 06:37 AM

Eso tiene sentido. "I know THAT it is A simple question."

Espero que no gastarán mi bienvenida a muchas preguntas tontas.

Gracias, Bob Ritter

AngelicaDeAlquezar March 22, 2015 12:53 PM

Las preguntas honestas nunca son tontas, Bob. Como decimos aquí, nadie nace sabiendo. =)


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