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FAQs

Which verbs never use the a personal? ›

First, no matter who or what the direct object is, the a personal is never used with the verb tener or the verb form hay.

The subject in the sentences is who is doing the action. The predicate is the action and some extra information. The verb is the core of the predicate. A sentence cannot exist if we don't have a subject and a conjugated verb.

Although Spanish uses a personal a when a person is a direct object, the personal a is not used unless the person is a known person rather than someone who merely fits a category. An exception is that the personal a is required with nadie and alguien.

Every sentence needs at least one verb. If there's no verb, it's an incomplete sentence or a sentence fragment. Except for imperative sentences (commands), a sentence also needs a subject, the thing doing the action. Subjects are important for a verb because they change how it's conjugated, which we explain below.

The subject is the person or thing that is responsible for the action of the verb. The verb, of course, is the action word, and is conjugated in the correct form to agree with the subject. In Spanish, the subject (when stated) comes before the verb just like in an English sentence.

The Predicate – El Predicado

The predicate, el predicado, is the part of the sentence that refers to the subject. It always has a verb and some other elements.

Unlike English, the plural pronouns “we” (nosotros/nosotras), “you all” (vosotros/vosotras), and “they” (ellos/ellas) need to be changed to match the gender of the group. The letter “a” is related to feminine words, while “o” is masculine.

- The verb "ser" doesn't usually use the "a" personal because it is used to express identity or characteristics. For example, "Él es un médico" (He is a doctor). - The verb "escuchar" doesn't use the "a" personal because it doesn't involve a direct object that is a person or a pet.

Indefinite Pronouns are pronouns that are used in reference to a person or thing that is not specific or not known. Indefinite pronouns are also used to identify a general group of people or things (i.e. everyone, everybody, anyone, anybody, somebody, most, all, each every, some, none, one, few, both, many, several).

The personal a is a preposition that we use when the direct object of a sentence is a person or animal, more specifically a pet. In other words, the personal a is how we indicate who is receiving the action of a verb.

Which verbs never used in passive? ›

Only transitive verbs (verbs which take a direct object) can be made passive. (Examples of transitive verbs are break, buy, make.) Intransitive verbs do not take an object and cannot be made passive. (Examples of intransitive verbs are cough, laugh, go.)