Easy question for any native speaker?
If i wanted to say "his style of art changed"..
Would I say..."El se cambio su estilo de arte" or "su estilo de arte se cambio"-WHAT sounds better, pretty much?
5 Answers
I am not a native my friend but I will still try to help..
You can say it either ways but if you want to say it in the first manner then first of all it may be better to use the simple transitive form of the verb instead of reflexive (because cambiarse means more like to change into something ,, like se ha cambiado en un monstruo ..he has changed into a monster) so I think it would be better if you keep it non reflexive and say El cambia/ha cambiado su estilo en/de arte (he has changed his style in art) do not use the preterit if you are talking about a very recent event ,, just simple present indicative or perfecto de indicativo ,, and the second way sounds more natural to me and correlates better to the original English phrase .. su estilo ha cambiado (again no reflexive is needed because the "style" is still "style" and it is not changing into some thing else like a monster, or a dog or a beautiful angel .. hahaha )
Well, I tried my best to help but please don't take my word on it .. I am not an expert yet .. If you wish to seek an advise from natives I can consult one of my venezuelan friends.
But my friend ,, then again you have to keep in mind that Spanish has some regional variations and the lenguaje (style of speaking) may vary a bit between different countries .. For example my venzuelan friend always tells me after looking at my fotos on FB .. Jimmy tu luces muy Guapo ,, but my mexican friend says .. Jimmy tu pareces muy guapo.. and if I try to use the lucer verb in this context with the Mexican friend (luces muy hermosa en esta foto) ,, she has trouble understanding and she has to think for some time before she figures it out .. So bear in mind that the responses from the natives may slightly vary between different countries .. Ok.. Good Luck .. Regards ..Jimmy
When you say his style of art, is it the same as his art style?
When you say his style of art changed, it sounds the same as his art style changed.
Su estilo de arte cambió or su estilo artistico cambió. I see complete sentences, but there is something missing, maybe the previous thought as to why his style changed.
Lo cambió su estilo de arte.
This is the way I would say it.
Suggestions:
Supuso un radical cambio de estilo.// se cambió radicalmente de estilo ( su estilo?)
su estilo de arte cambió
