Particples pasados. ¿Puede ayudarme?

Question

¡Hola todos!

Tengo una problema,

¿Cual oración es correcto?

El niño se cayó. Ahora tiene la pierna quebrado.

o,

El niño se cayó. Ahora tiene la pierna quebrada.

¿O ambos oraciónes son incorrecto?

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Please correct my Spanish.

Thanks for the help everybody! - espanol5555, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 1

¡Hola, todos! (or you will need a personal "a")

Tengo un problema,

¿Cuál oración es correcta?

¿O ambas oraciones son incorrectas?

pierna quebrada/rota

The adjectives must match the nouns that they modify in gender and number.

Answer 2

Hello,

You could say "El niño se cayó. Ahora tiene la pierna rota"

It sound better

Miguel

So roto is conjugated for the male gender? - espanol5555, Dec 7, 2010

that's right. And because "pierna" is feminine is conjugated "rota", ending in -a - miguel79, Dec 7, 2010

Miguel, estoy de acuerdo contigo pues en este caso "Rota" sale más natural que "Quebrada" en las Américas también - 005faa61, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 3

"El niño se cayó. Ahora tiene la pierna quebrada." Correct. "pierna" and "quebrada" must have gender agreement

Also : Tengo un problema,

¿Cual oración es correcta?

¿O ambas oraciones son incorrectas?

Answer 4

My bad, I didnt see the a on the end of the last word. But yes the second sentence would be correct.

No, the first sentence ands in -a, the second in -o. I need to know what gender to use. - espanol5555, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 5

So roto is conjugated for the male gender?

Conjugations of verbs have little to do with gender. In this case you are using the past participle as an adjective (as opposed to, for example saying "he quebrado ..." where it's a compound past tense [simple past perfect]). Adjectives always have to agree with the noun(s) that they modify.

Answer 6

Since it's modifying the feminine la pierna, "quebrada" should be used. Miguel's suggestion of "rota" is a simpler, more direct and conversational way to say the same thing.