the English word "do" and verbs?

Question

Yesterday I asked about the word "do" and the verb "trabajar". I got the sense that ""to do" or "does", or "wanting to do" are implied in more verbs than just trabajar. Is this true?

For example from that lesson 2.1 "¿Por qué es cocinero?" - Why is cook? In the context there is a photo and it's clear the question in English would be "Why do you want to cook?"

Answer 1

I would translate - ¿Por qué es cocinero? = Why is he a cook? The subject pronoun he = él is implied.

Correctamundo! - wenc3, Aug 23, 2010

or Why are you (formal) a cook? es=he, she, it, you formal - 0074b507, Aug 23, 2010

I thought she would be cocinera. - KevinB, Aug 23, 2010

Answer 2

cocinero = cook noun cocinero, -a masculine or feminine noun

Because cocinero is a noun in the masculine form the él - he is implied, thanks KevinB. And also because in Lesson 2.1 the photo is of a man standing against a stove, we know the question is about a man.

So in Spanish to understand sentences we have to look around and see the environment and combine that with Spanish grammar and syntax to help us get a complete sentence?

Answer 3

Because cocinero is a noun in the masculine form the él - he is implied

?????? What ????? All it does is exclude ella. (or you if you are a female)

Usted es concinero.

Él es concinero.

(This particular masculine noun excludes it (since the profession label is only given to people), but usually it would also be an option before es...masculine, noun.)

I remember asking this question and being told that women were always cocineras, never cocineros. - KevinB, Aug 23, 2010

Yes, that is why ella is excluded or usted if you are a woman. - 0074b507, Aug 23, 2010

Sorry, misread your post. You're right, of course. Es = he/you (masc) is in this case. - KevinB, Aug 23, 2010