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Un turista extranjero tomó fotos de la manifestación ecológica y las compartió en su blog.
Meaning
A foreign tourist took photos of the environmental protest and shared them on his blog.
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Questions & Answers about Un turista extranjero tomó fotos de la manifestación ecológica y las compartió en su blog.
Why is it un turista extranjero and not uno turista extranjero?
In Spanish, uno changes to un before a masculine singular noun.
uno is used:
- When it stands alone: ¿Quieres uno? – “Do you want one?”
- Or before a masculine noun only when something comes between: uno de mis amigos – “one of my friends.”
Before a normal masculine noun like turista, you must say:
- un turista extranjero = “a foreign tourist,” not uno turista (incorrect).
So un here is just the regular masculine singular indefinite article, like a in English.
Why does turista end in -a but use un and extranjero, which are masculine?