Why does "el señor martinez explica la lección" use 3rd person singular?
hillo. good day to you! i am garriel a new spanish student from Philippines and yo sé como hablar tres lenguas como filipino, inglés y cebuano) and i want to know Spanish that is why i study so hard, but without the opinion of of others and your help i cannot do this by my own, so i wrote this letter or questions to ask from you a clarification regarding my ongoing lesson in Spanish !( i preferred specially Spanish teachers).
I am a little bit confused of how the word "explica" "pregunta" "contesta" which is the 3rd sing. person for él, ella and usted used in the story;
example:
en la clase el señor martinez explica la lección. -- in class mr. martinez explain the lesson..
if literally translated : in class mr. martinez he explain the lesson.
how does the author constructed his grammar? WHY HE USES 3rd singular person?
1 Answer
El señor Martinez is one person, and it is the 3rd person. He/she/it/Ud. all use 3rd person singular. Since Mr. Martinez is "he," then you use 3rd person singular.
