I want to say "My gran was german" in Spanish. Would this be a correct say of saying it?
Mi abuela ha estado alemans
2007-01-09 04:04:25 · 8 answers · asked by basisdnb 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
nope. correct is mi abuela era alemana
to be has 2 translations: ser and estar
estar is more for moods, or physically being present somewhere
eg estoy enojada, estoy en casa
ser is for other uses, like i am a nurse
soy enfermera - past: era enfermera
2007-01-09 04:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mi abuela era alemana.
2007-01-09 15:27:13 · answer #2 · answered by maria dolores 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget any answers where alemana ends in "n"!
Mi abuela era alemana. Your translation is more like "My gran has been German; but now she's something else" . . . .
2007-01-09 12:54:48 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your verb tense says, "My grandmother has been German," and then the word for German isn't quite on. The correct interpretation has been said, "Mi abuela era alemana."
Edit: Looking at it again, you probably knew the right word for German but mistyped it. :)
2007-01-09 12:13:30 · answer #4 · answered by cruztacean1964 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My abuela (you can say "abuelita" as well) era alemana which means (My gran was german)
or
My abuela es alemana (My gran is german)
Either of them..
No translators used..
2007-01-09 12:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by darklycs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the correct way is
Mi abuela era alemana.
2007-01-09 16:24:51 · answer #6 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G gave the best comprehensive answer. In the end it would be "Mi abuela era Alemán".
2007-01-09 12:57:18 · answer #7 · answered by Phorrest 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here you go :
mi abuela era un alemán
2007-01-09 12:17:40 · answer #8 · answered by massimo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋