Encontrarse/Estar
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What is the difference between these two sentences? Is the translation same for both of them? ''El lunes no fui a trabajar porque me encontraba mal.'' ''El lunes no fui a trabajar porque estaba mala.'' Thanks!
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updated Jun 21, 2012
posted by Roofy
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Both expressions are very common, but both are incorrect.
- El lunes no fuí a trabajar porque me sentía mal.
- El lunes no fuí a trabajar porque no me sentía bien
- El lunes no fuí a trabajar porque estaba enfermo/a.
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updated Jun 21, 2012
posted by farallon7
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In my opinion, when you use "encontrarse" the sentence becomes a little more poetic. I would say that using "encontrarse" in this way is found a lot more in writing, although I have heard and used it in conversation. The difference is very similar in English, it's like saying "I found myself sick" vs. "I was sick".
updated Jun 21, 2012
posted by pescador1
In my spanish test I switched these two verbs, I put ''estaba mal'' in the first sentence, and in the other ''me encontraba mala'' and it was incorrect. Why? Does it have something to do with ''mal/mala''? - Roofy, Jun 21, 2012
