Sentence types

Question

Hello,

I would appreciate it if someonce could explain the difference between and how to recognise 'una oracion simple atributiva' y 'una oracion asimilada atributiva' .

Muchas gracias,

Bonpet

Thanks, Lazarus 1907 this is a help. - Bonpet, Jun 9, 2011

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Jun 9, 2011

Hola Heidita, gracias por la bienvenida. Not sure if it should be 'por' or 'para'. My Spanish is rusty so I'm gonna have to review that grammar point too. - Bonpet, Jun 9, 2011

Answer 1

"Asimilada atributiva" Curious terminology. I presume it refers to what some people call cuasi-atributivas.

Atributivas: with the verbs "ser" or "estar" (sometimes also "parecer" and "resultar"), which is used just to equate subject and "atributo", with little or no meaning on itself. The "atributo" is compulsory, it agrees with the subject and the verb and it can always be replaced by "lo":

[Yo] soy simpático. -> Lo soy.

[Ellas] son simpáticas. -> Lo son.

Cuasi-atributivas: with other verbs, but with a "predicativo", which is a "complemento" that behaves like an "atributo" in terms of agreement, but the verb has full meaning:

[Yo] Vivo en la montaña muy contento.

[Ellas] Viven en la montaña muy contentas.

"Contento" refers both to the way I live, like an adverb would, but it also implies that "[Yo] estoy contento", which is why it agrees with the subject (and therefore, the verb). The "predicativo", however, is optional and cannot be replaced by "lo".

:P Am "I supposed to reall all of that?!?! ahh, ok, I will read it then... :P - Destroyed99, Jun 9, 2011

interesting...vote - Destroyed99, Jun 9, 2011