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era de(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. I was from
Richard pensaba que yo era de Alemania, pero soy Austriaco.Richard thought I was from Germany, but I'm Austrian.
a. he was from (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
¿Tu abuelo era panameño, ¿no? - Sí. Era de un pueblito llamado Montijo.Your grandfather was Panamanian, right? - Yes. He was from a little town called Montijo.
b. she was from (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Julia era californiana. - ¿Sí? Yo pensé que era de Florida.Julia was Californian. - Really? I thought she was from Florida.
c. it was from
¿De dónde era el jarrón que tenías en la sala? - Era de China.Where was the vase you had in the living room from? - It was from China.
d. was from
Zoe era de Cuba, pero sus papás eran puertorriqueños.Zoe was from Cuba, but her parents were Puerto Rican.
3. (formal) (used to express origin; 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. you were from
Pense que usted era de Francia. - No, no. Soy belga.I thought you were from France. - No, no. I'm Belgian.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No sabía que este rancho era de Judith.I didn't know this ranch was Judith's.
Este carro era de mi hermano. Me lo vendió cuando se mudó a Buenos Aires.This car was my brother's. He sold it to me when he moved to Buenos Aires.
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