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Old March 03, 2014, 10:27 AM
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The use of un and una

Somebody on the forum wrote:
"Tengo un amigo que es un actor."
Should be: Tengo un amigo que es actor.

Could be: Tengo un amigo que es un actor bueno.

Can somebody please explain the use of un y una?

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Somebody on the forum wrote:
"Tengo un amigo que es un actor."
Should be: Tengo un amigo que es actor.

Could be: Tengo un amigo que es un actor muy bueno.

Can somebody please explain the use of un y una?
Tengo una amiga que es una actriz muy buena.
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Tengo una amiga que es una actriz muy buena.
Tenía la esperanzas de un mejor explination para el uso de un y una.

We English speakers learning Spanish make mistakes with
when and when not to use un and una.

If the noun doesn't have a ajective then we just say
the noun without the un or una. For example in the
well know song in Spanish "Para bailar la bamba."
"Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán." In English we would
say "I am not a sailor, I am a captain." However add
an adjective and it would be: Yo no soy un marinero
bueno, soy un capitán bueno. Put an adjective with the
noun and then you need the un or una.
¿Preguntas?

un/una=a/an

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