Jobs Without an Article
After èsser, a job is used like an adjective, without un or una.
How It Works
After èsser, a job comes without an article, the way a nationality does.
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| professor | professora |
| estudiant | estudianta |
| cosinièr | cosinièra |
Most jobs add -a for a woman, as in professora, and those in -ièr change to -ièra, as in cosinièra. Some jobs have one form for a man and a woman, such as mètge (doctor), and with no article nothing else shows the gender.
When you add a word that describes the person, the article comes back: Es un mètge famós (He is a famous doctor).
The plural adds -s: Son estudiants (They are students).
Examples (5)
- Soi professora.
I am a teacher.
No una before professora.
- Joan es mètge.
Joan is a doctor.
No un before mètge.
- Marta es estudianta.
Marta is a student.
Estudianta: the feminine form.
- Pèire e Joan son cosinièrs.
Pèire and Joan are cooks.
The plural adds -s.
- Es un mètge famós.
He is a famous doctor.
With an adjective, un comes back.
Common Mistakes
Using the masculine form for a woman
Marta es estudiant.Marta es estudianta.The job agrees with the person, so a woman takes estudianta.
How It Connects
Learn This First
A job after èsser is used like an adjective, so un and una and nationalities come first.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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