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yo soy - need some help
hey guys well i have been listening to my audio cd and i have come across a couple words that im not sure are right i have used online translators but they dont match up. the words im talking about are
yo soy does this mean i am ? when i translated it said lo estoy means i am. im only after learning simple spanish at the moment so want simple words but when i hear two sayings and im not sure which is right im dont know which to remember. gracias. |
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great gracias so, yo soy can mean i am, and i'm
thankyou very much. sorry i got another question and didnt want to start a new post for that, so I on its own is yo? Last edited by AngelicaDeAlquezar; March 27, 2010 at 07:01 AM. Reason: Merged back-to-back posts |
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Correct!
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Machine translations are usually quite poor.
Try the translator here in our forums instead of the one you're using, though, because it'll do a better job. ![]() As you learned above, yo means I. This is called a subject pronoun. More exactly, it's the first person subject pronoun. The first person subject pronoun is always I in English, and yo in Spanish. The first person subject pronoun may be omitted in Spanish, because the conjugated verb fully conveys the person. Other subject pronouns may also be omitted, for the same reason. Only the third person subject pronouns need to accompany the conjugated verb (at least once), because the conjugated verb is the same for each of these persons. Have a look at the table below. It may clarify that last paragraph. ![]() The table shows the conjugation of four different verbs in the present indicative tense. I included the verb ser (to be) because you were questioning that verb in particular. The verb ser is classified as an irregular verb (its conjugation doesn't follow the establish rules). The other three verbs adhere to the rules for their type. All verbs are classified by the last two letters in their infinitive (-ar, -er, and -ir). The person is indicated for each set of verbs. As you can see, most of the subject pronouns are embedded in parentheses. Only the ambiguous third person conjugation must be accompanied by its subject pronoun (until it's understood to which person you're referring). |
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Wow! You shamed me into silence once again, Rusty. Very stylish explanation. ( a lot better than my lazy one-word answer).
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It´s hard to add anything to Rusty´s great explanation, but I will add that you should look into the differences between "ser" and "estar" which can be confusing because they both mean "to be"
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I'm Jorge Soy Jorge I'm here. Estoy aqui. I'm making my food for this afternoon. Estoy haciendo mi cominda para esta tarde. I hope that those examples can be useful for you.
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Wouldn't it be soy colombiano for I am Colombian and soy de Colombia for I'm from Colombia? |
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"Soy colombiana".... si Sarah es tu nombre de verdad.
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I would be grateful if you would correct my errors. Estaría agradecido si corrigiera mis errores. Last edited by tacuba; March 29, 2010 at 10:37 PM. |
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I was always taught that ser was used to describe something that is permanent about a person. - Soy norteamericano.
Were as estar was more temporary - Estoy en la casa de mi abuelita. Is that correct? I am still in the beginning phases of my learning, but I have used that trick to know when to use which one and it hasn't failed me yet. ![]() |
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Soy hombre muerto - I am a dead man when you do something that you know you are going to be heavily penalized, ie: your life. You could also say "estoy muerto" for the same situation. ( Estaré/I will be dead) |
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