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Is this phrase correct? "Una ave bonita"
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Trefor P.Kwiziq community member
Is this phrase correct? "Una ave bonita"
Is this phrase correct? "Una ave bonita" I answered 'no'. Kwiziq gives the answer as 'yes'. As ave is stressed on the 'a' I thought this would have taken the masculine form.
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Spanish feminine nouns starting with a stressed "a" sometimes use masculine articles and quantifiers"
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Trefor
With the article un/una both are considered correct as mentioned in the lesson. It is with el/la that only the masculine form is admitted: el ave, un ave, una ave.
Saludos
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Trefor
The reason to use el and not la in front of these words is to make it easier for their pronunciation, so there aren't two "a" in a row "la agua" - it's easier to say "el agua".
As for the reason to admit both un and una, there is no known explanation and the RAE doesn't expand on it. Although it's a lot more common to say "un ave", the Academy doesn't penalise "una ave" (but it is less common).
Here's an explanation of what they say.
Saludos
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