Passive voice help
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To say, "The city is located in Canada", would you use passive voice for that? (La ciudad es localizada en Canada") or would you just say "la ciudad está localizada en Canada"?
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updated Dec 27, 2010
posted by luuuke
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"la ciudad está localizada en Canada" is the correct sentence, however, this is not passive voice.
updated Dec 27, 2010
posted by 005faa61
Thank you! - luuuke, Dec 27, 2010
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"La ciudad es localizada en Canadá" is a passive of action: someone not mentioned locates (or is locating) the city in Canada.
"La ciudad está localizada en Canadá" can be a passive of result if someone not mentioned has already located the city, but the most common interpretation is not passive in Spanish, but simply "the city is located".
updated Dec 27, 2010
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
