cómo es ahora
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cómo es ahora(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. what's he like now (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
¿Cuántos años tiene y cómo es ahora? - ¿Pedro? Tiene treinta años y es más serio que antes.How old is he and what's he like now? - Pedro? He's thirty years old and is more serious than before.
b. what's she like now (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
¿Cómo es ahora que tiene ya casi sesenta años? - Sigue siendo muy guapa y elegante.What's she like now that she's almost sixty years old? - She's still very beautiful and elegant.
c. what's it like now
La vida solía ser muy difícil. - ¿Y cómo es ahora? - Bueno, tenemos muchas más comodidades.Life used to be very difficult. - And what's it like now? - Well, we have many more comforts.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Cómo es ahora Magdalena? - Es más alta y más delgada de lo que era.What does Magdalena look like now? - She's taller and thinner than she used to be.
¿Cómo es ahora Miguel? Era un niño tan bien educado.What's Miguel like now? He used to be such a well-behaved kid.
2. (formal) (in questions; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. what are you like now
Yo he cambiado mucho. - ¿Cómo es usted ahora?I've changed a lot. - What are you like now?
a. what he's like now (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Yo estaba tan enamorada de él cuando éramos jóvenes. Me pregunto cómo es ahora.I was so much in love with him when we were young. I wonder what he's like now.
b. what she's like now (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Andrea era muy rebelde, pero a saber cómo es ahora. Todos somos muy diferentes de como éramos.Andrea was very rebellious, but who knows what she's like now. We're all very different from the way we were.
c. what it's like now
Era un pueblo muy pequeño, pero no sé cómo es ahora porque hace mucho que no voy.It was a very small village, but I don't know what it's like now because I haven't been there for a long time.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me pregunto cómo es Elisa ahora. - No cambió mucho. Solo engordó un poco.I wonder what Elisa looks like now. - She hasn't changed much. She just got a little fatter.
Dime cómo es ahora el barrio. - Es exactamente igual que antes. No ha cambiado nada.Tell me what the neighborhood is like now. - It's exactly the same as before. It hasn't changed at all.
4. (formal) (in statements; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. what you're like now
Ramiro me preguntó cómo es ahora, y yo le dije que sigue siendo usted tan simpática como siempre.Ramiro asked me what you're like now, and I told him that you're still as nice as ever.
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