i know all the masculine and feminine rules but on all my vocab sheets and dictionary there is no (a) after vestido implying that it can be changed!
2007-01-09 13:21:58 · 5 answers · asked by cpc_2591 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
A vestido meaning a dress, (the article of clothing) is never used with an a. To be dressed in clothes or to dress in clothes is used differently in accordance with gender. Maria esta' vestida. Ella esta' vestida de blanco. Maria is dressed. She is dressed in white.
2007-01-09 13:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by LA TotiJoe 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, the lack of (a) means that it cannot be changed. It's always "el vestido".
If a dictionary entry has an "a" afterwards, it can be adjusted. Otherwise, it can't. For example, soltero/a means that you say soltero for a man and soltera for a woman. But "vestido" isn't a word that describes a person -- it's a dress. So it's always vestido.
Grammatical gender is not the same as gender that we ascribe to humans. It's just a characteristic of the words and it affects the way they combine with each other. That's all. It does not reflect any inherent property of the object that it's talking about. In fact, did you know that some languages have more than two genders? For example, German has three, and Swahili has something like 13!
2007-01-09 14:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's because vestido can be a noun "dress", a verb "vestir=to dress" and an adjective "dressed". Vestida, is just an adjective, nothing else, and like any other adjective, can have the feminine ending (vestida) or the masculine ending (vestido).
El esta vestido.
Ella esta vestida.
2007-01-09 15:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by rtorto 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-29 00:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't change vestido because that word is spanish for dress. I am fluent is spanish and english. Some nouns are not changeable.
2007-01-09 13:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by juanb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vestido is dress
or if you want to said esta vestido o esta vestida (with cloths) is when you can change it.
2007-01-09 13:27:35 · answer #6 · answered by latina_y_sincera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vestido = dress, clothing, costume, suit
evening gown = vestido de noche
and never changes, unless you use the verb = vestir
she is dressed in red = ella está vestida de rojo
Hope it helps.
2007-01-09 13:33:12 · answer #7 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
vestido is a noun meaning dress (ex. a womans dress)
2007-01-09 13:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by Sonoffun1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vestido (dress) doesn't have feminine, so don't change.
2007-01-09 13:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Jim G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't change it. it's just vestido (so you would say vestido blanco, etc.)
2007-01-09 13:26:18 · answer #10 · answered by mpress7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋