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Looking for help learning Spanish.
Yo hablo ingles y busco ayuda para aprender español.

Why does the following sentence use the word ‘tienen’ ?
Mi esposo tienen un hombre muy trabajador.

Isn’t tienen used as a plural? The sentence is about one person so I am confused why it isn’t ‘tiene’.

Thank you

Language pair: English; Spanish

Lauren
January 6, 2023

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Re:Looking for help learning Spanish.
Hello:

You're right, it shouldn't be plural. It should be: "tiene".

Even so, the construction would not be correct either. The verb "tiene" should be replaced by "es" because being hardworking is an essential or permanent quality of that person.

"Mi esposo es un hombre muy trabajador"

Language pair: English; Spanish
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Хесус
September 20, 2023

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