A veces lloro si la película es muy triste y profunda.

Sometimes I cry if the movie is very sad and deep.

Breakdown of A veces lloro si la película es muy triste y profunda.

• ser: to be
• yo: I
• muy: very
• triste: sad
• y: and
• a veces: sometimes
• si: if
• la película: the movie
• llorar: to cry
• profundo: deep

Questions & Answers about A veces lloro si la película es muy triste y profunda.

What does A veces mean in Spanish and how is it used?

A veces translates to sometimes in English. It indicates that the action (crying) does not happen all the time, but rather occasionally or under certain circumstances.

Why is the verb lloro used instead of other forms like llora or lloramos?

Lloro is the yo (I) form in the present tense. When you say lloro, you're talking about yourself. If you were describing another person, you would use él/ella llora. For multiple people, you might say lloramos, etc.

Why do we use si here, and is it different from sí?

In this sentence, si means if in English and introduces a condition: if the movie is sad and deep, then you cry. This is different from sí, which means yes. Note that si (if) has no accent mark, while sí (yes) has an accent.

Why is it es and not está before muy triste y profunda?

In Spanish, ser (here as es) is generally used to describe inherent or more permanent characteristics of something. Saying the movie es muy triste y profunda conveys that sadness and depth are part of its nature. Estar would imply a temporary state.

Why is profunda in its feminine form?

Because película is a feminine noun (la película), adjectives describing it need to be in the feminine form, hence profunda rather than profundo.