Word order challenge, "To become" (part 6) "pasar a ser"

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Word order challenge, "To become" (part 6) "pasar a ser"

My fifth word order challenge was about Word order "To become" (part 5) llegar a + noun or <br> llegar a ser + a noun or adjective

In English we say "to become" or "to get". In Spanish there are multiple ways of using these English verbs.

Our challenge, today, will use various conjugations of "pasar a ser

Use this phrase to refer to change that occurs in the course of events.<br> It is often translated as "to go on to be."

> -- You are to put the words in order to create a valid sentence. > > -- Write the answer as a complete Spanish sentence. > > -- Translate that Spanish sentence and write the English sentence.

-- 1-- Pasé / subordinada / ser / de / él. / a

-- 2 -- ser / Europa / y / a / el / mayor / extranjero / inversor / en / Argentina / Chile. / pasaba

The next one is not in Kiwi´s lesson but it came from about.com.

-- 3 -- peor / Pasamos / nuestro / ser / enemigo. / a

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My special thanks to Kiwi for which these challenges are based.

For additional information here are some of her links.

Different ways to say 'to become' or 'to get' in Spanish.

G A M E: To Become, by Kiwi

Answer 1

-- 1-- Pasé / subordinada / ser / de / él. / a

Pasé a ser subordinada a él..

I went on to become his subordinate.

-- 2 -- ser / Europa / y / a / el / mayor / extranjero / inversor / en / Argentina / Chile. / pasaba

Europa pasaba a ser al mayor inversor extranjeor en Argentina y Chile.

Europe went on to become a major foreign investor in Argentina and Chile.

-- 3 -- peor / Pasamos / nuestro / ser / enemigo. / a

Nuestro enemigo pasamos a ser peor.

Our enemy went on to become worse.

I think this shows how the Spanish word order is flexible to form different sentences. This one isn't the one in Kiwi's lesson but it sure works! Muchas gracias, Mariana! - bandit51jd, Jul 7, 2012

Answer 2

1. Pasé a ser subordinada de él.
   I became his subordinate.

2. Europa pasaba a ser el mayor inversor extranjero en Argentina y Chile.
   Europe became the largest foreign investor in Argentina and Chile.

3. Pasamos a ser nuestro peor enemigo.
   We become our own worst enemy.

Thanks Bandita, for the exercise! - mcl020, Jul 7, 2012

Remember that with ¨pasar a ser¨ the English clues are ¨became¨, ¨come to be¨, and ¨went on to be¨. These constructions in English can all be used. - bandit51jd, Jul 7, 2012

You got the 3rd one, great. ¨We came to be our own worst enemy¨. - bandit51jd, Jul 7, 2012

And isn´t that a truth! Thanks again for your participation. - bandit51jd, Jul 7, 2012