{"id":10493,"date":"2022-08-21T05:50:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T05:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/?p=10493"},"modified":"2022-08-21T05:50:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T05:50:40","slug":"quand-utiliser-le-a-personnel-en-espagnol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/blog\/quand-utiliser-le-a-personnel-en-espagnol\/","title":{"rendered":"Quand utiliser le \"A personnel\" en espagnol ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most challenging parts of learning a new language is navigating the aspects that don\u2019t exactly translate. Do you remember learning faux amis<\/a> and learning that different languages don\u2019t always follow the same patterns? Just like other grammatical rules that don\u2019t literally translate, it\u2019s important to learn when to use the \u201cpersonal a\u201d in Spanish so you can sound more native. In addition, you\u2019ll be much more confident while speaking if you have these rules memorized!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the \u201cpersonal a\u201d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just like how it sounds, the \u201cpersonal a\u201d means that a person or person-like figure should be involved. First, think about what you know regarding direct objects. A direct object is the recipient of an action. Sometimes, a person is the recipient of an action, in which case the little word a<\/em> goes before the person. That\u2019s why it\u2019s called a \u201cpersonal a\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When to use it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
Lire la suite<\/strong>Vid\u00e9o : Faux amis espagnol-anglais<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

As we mentioned earlier, you use the \u201cpersonal a\u201d when a person it the direct object<\/a> of a sentence. It would be grammatically incorrect to say Juana recuerda Mateo. <\/em>Instead, since Mateo is the object of the sentence, you have to say Juana recuerda a Mateo. <\/em>Since the object is a person, you need to use a \u201cpersonal a\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also use it for other nouns that you personify, meaning they aren\u2019t a person, but you\u2019re giving them the same recognition as a person. For example, many people use the word a<\/em> before referring to a pet, an inanimate object that they named or had a special connection with, or even places. It signals that you consider this noun to be an important entity, like a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
Lire la suite<\/strong>Activit\u00e9 en ligne : Conjuguer les verbes espagnols au pr\u00e9sent<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

Also, if you ask a question where the answer is a person, your question will also need a \u201cpersonal a\u201d. It makes sense that you would use a<\/em> with the question word qui\u00e9n <\/em>since a person will be the answer. For example, \u201cA qui\u00e9n<\/em> besaste ayer<\/em>?\u201d, or \u201cWho did you kiss yesterday?\u201d requires a person as the object of the sentence. This means that you need to have a<\/em> in the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These rules can seem a little overwhelming and complicated at the beginning, but with enough practice, you\u2019ll get the hang of it. Pay attention when others speak and you\u2019ll here this grammatical feature in nearly every conversation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the most challenging parts of learning a new language is navigating the aspects that don\u2019t exactly translate. Do you remember learning false friends and learning that different languages don\u2019t always follow the same patterns? Just like other grammatical rules that don\u2019t literally translate, it\u2019s important to learn when to use the \u201cpersonal a\u201d […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":10494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,34,7,22,122,30,97,24],"tags":[75,355,81,49],"class_list":["post-10493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a1","category-b1","category-blog","category-conversacion-2","category-education","category-grammar","category-spanish","category-vocabulary","tag-learn-spanish-online","tag-personal-a","tag-spanish-grammar","tag-spanish-vocabulary"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}