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"Cómo eras de niño" is a form of "cómo eras de niño", a phrase which is often translated as "what were you like as a child". "Niña" is a form of "niña", a noun which is often translated as "girl". Learn more about the difference between "cómo eras de niño" and "niña" below.
cómo eras de niño(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (informal) (in questions; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. what were you like as a child
¿Cómo eras de niño, y cuáles eran tus hobbies?What were you like as a child, and what were your hobbies?
b. what were you like when you were a kid (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Antonio, ¿cómo eras de niño? ¿Eras alegre?Antonio, what were you like when you were a kid? Were you cheerful?
c. what did you look like as a child (related to physical appearance)
¿Cómo eras de niño? - Era bajito y regordete.What did you look like as a child? - I was short and chubby.
2. (informal) (in statements; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. what you were like as a child
Quiero saber cómo eras de niño. ¿Eras tímido?I want to know what you were like as a child. Were you shy?
b. what you were like when you were a kid (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tu madre me contó cómo eras de niño.Your mother told me what you were like when you were a kid.
c. what you looked like as a child (related to physical appearance)
Me gustaría ver cómo eras de niño. ¿Tienes una foto?I'd like to see what you looked like as a child. Do you have a picture?
la niña(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. pupil
Tenía que llevar gafas de sol con las niñas dilatadas.He had to wear sunglasses while his pupils were dilated.
