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Questions & Answers about La actriz firma el aviso.
Why is it la actriz and not el actriz?
Because actriz is a feminine noun meaning a female actor, so it takes the feminine article la.
A useful pattern is:
- el actor = the actor
- la actriz = the actress
Even though many feminine nouns end in -a, not all of them do. Actriz is feminine even though it ends in -z.
What form of the verb is firma?
Firma is the third-person singular present tense form of firmar.
That means it matches subjects like:
So in this sentence, firma matches la actriz.
Basic conjugation of firmar in the present:
- yo firmo = I sign
- tú firmas = you sign
- él/ella/usted firma = he/she/you sign
Why isn’t there a word for she in the sentence?