Breakdown of Vemos una estrella fugaz a simple vista.
ver
to see
la estrella fugaz
the shooting star
a simple vista
with the naked eye
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Questions & Answers about Vemos una estrella fugaz a simple vista.
Why is it vemos and not miramos?
Because ver means to see, while mirar means to look at.
- vemos = we see
- miramos = we look at
In this sentence, the idea is that the shooting star is visible, so ver is the natural verb.
- Vemos una estrella fugaz... = We see a shooting star...
- Miramos una estrella fugaz... would mean We look at a shooting star, which is a slightly different idea.
What tense is vemos?
Vemos is the present tense of ver.
It can mean:
- we see
- sometimes we are seeing, depending on context
Here it is a simple present: we see.
Conjugation of ver in the present:
Why is there no subject pronoun like nosotros?