qué edad tiene
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qué edad tiene(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. how old is he (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Mi hijo está estudiando medicina. - ¿Qué edad tiene y en qué curso está?My son is in medical school. - How old is he and what year is he in?
b. how old is she (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Esa niña de la foto es mi hermana. - ¿Qué edad tiene ahora?That girl in the photo is my sister. - How old is she now?
c. how old is it
¿Qué edad tiene? - ¿Ese roble? No lo sé exactamente, pero es muy antiguo.How old is it? - That oak? I don't know exactly, but it's very old.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Qué edad tiene tu novio y qué edad tienes tú?How old is your boyfriend and how old are you?
¿Qué edad tiene tu madre? Podría pasar por tu hermana.How old is your mother? She might well pass as your sister.
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. how old are you
¿Qué edad tiene y en qué trabaja? - Tengo treinta años y soy cartero.How old are you and what do you do for a living? - I'm thirty years old and am a mailman.
a. how old he is (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Luis se niega a poner en su currículum qué edad tiene. Le parece discriminatorio que te fuercen a hacerlo.Luis refuses to say how old he is in his CV. He thinks it's ageist to be forced to do so.
b. how old she is (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
No sé qué edad tiene. Nunca se lo pregunté.I don't know old she is. I never asked.
c. how old it is
¿Es muy vieja esa tortuga? - Seguramente. ¡A saber qué edad tiene!Is that turtle very old? - Probably, who knows how old it is!
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me pregunto qué edad tiene Rosa. ¿Crees que es mayor que yo?I wonder how old Rosa is. Do you think she's older than me?
No sabemos exactamente qué edad tiene el perro porque lo adoptamos de un refugio de animales.We don't know exactly how old the dog is because we adopted him from an animal shelter.
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. how old you are
No entiendo por qué no quiere decirme qué edad tiene. - Y yo no entiendo por qué usted insiste en saberlo.I don't understand why you won't tell me how old you are. - And I don't understand why you insist on knowing.
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