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Old April 08, 2010, 05:35 PM
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Question "... a sus 19 años ..."
There is a paragraph in my workbook that starts with the following:

"Abel Ruiz, a sus 19 años, es un gran atelta....."

And one of the exercises following the paragraph uses the phrase "a sus diecinueve años..."

Is this the same as "tiene 19 años", or does it have a different meaning?
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It means 'for being just 19', or 'at just 19 years of age'.
It's not the same as 'tiene ...'.
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"A los 19 años" means "at (just) 19," right? Is it the same as "a sus 19 años"?

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"A los 19 años" means "at (just) 19," right? Is it the same as "a sus 19 años"?

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Yes.
Would it be Ok to say?:

At his 19 years of living in this country...

If it is ok, then that's how you can use "his/sus"
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There is a paragraph in my workbook that starts with the following:

"Abel Ruiz, a sus 19 años, es un gran atetla......"

And one of the exercises following the paragraph uses the phrase "a sus diecinueve años..."

Is this the same as "tiene 19 años", or does it have a different meaning?
Corrections above.
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Would it be Ok to say?:

At his 19 years of living in this country...
No. "Having lived in this country for 19 years, he..." es lo más cercano que se me ocurre de momento.
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No. "Having lived in this country for 19 years, he..." es lo más cercano que se me ocurre de momento.
There must be a way to tuck a "his/su" somewhere...
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@Crotalito: The correction you gave is yet another misspelling.
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Well, you could say something like, "In his 19th year..." But that's not a very common usage....

Yes, Rusty - I just looked that up. It should have been "atleta"....
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How about "Abel Ruiz, at his incipient 19 years of age,is an excellent..."

Is that right?
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I wouldn't even begin to know how to use the word "incipient" correctly. I've only ever heard it used by someone attempting to use $25 words.
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I wouldn't even begin to know how to use the word "incipient" correctly. I've only ever heard it used by someone attempting to use $25 words.
Right, right. I am trying...
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How about "Abel Ruiz, at his incipient 19 years of age,is an excellent..."

Is that right?
Tal vez sea cuestión de estilos. A mí no me suena a hablante nativo, pero igual hay un autor bien conocido en EEUU o Australia que escribe así.
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PJ - you definitely read more intelligent authors than I!
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Tal vez sea cuestión de estilos. A mí no me suena a hablante nativo, pero igual hay un autor bien conocido en EEUU o Australia que escribe así.
Who would that be? I ask, because I do not read at all.
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"Igual hay". Es que aunque a mi no me suene a hablante nativo, estoy demasiado consciente de la variedad de hablantes nativos para descartar la posibilidad, y sobre todo para descartar la posibilidad de que exista en forma de idiosincrasia que sea conocido y reconocido por otros hablantes.
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"Igual hay". Es que aunque a mi no me suene a hablante nativo, estoy demasiado consciente de la variedad de hablantes nativos para descartar la posibilidad, y sobre todo para descartar la posibilidad de que exista en forma de idiosincrasia que sea conocido y reconocido por otros hablantes.
Y quien seria el autor? El nombre del autor conocido?
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