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Tara B.B1Kwiziq community member

In the example: Estamos buscando una farmacia para comprar paracetamol.We are looking for a chemist to buy some paracetamol.
Is a chemist a pharmacy or a pharmacist?
I'm trying to figure out if you need the personal a if it is just a particular person and not if it is the name of a person's job. So here, if chemist is a pharmacist, I don't use a personal a because it isn't a specific person.
OR.
If the personal a is for any person and here chemist is a pharmacy, not a pharmacist.
Thanks!

Tara

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Spanish personal "a" verbs (ver, visitar, buscar, conocer)"

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Marsha C.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

The chemist is the place where you buy medicine. So no personal a needed.

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