Questions & Answers about Mi primo es poderoso.
When an adjective follows a verb like ser, it acts as a predicate adjective and doesn’t need an article.
• Mi primo es poderoso. = “My cousin is powerful.”
If you insert an article (un/una), you turn the adjective into a noun phrase:
• Mi primo es un poderoso. → “My cousin is a powerful person,” often implying membership in a power elite.
Adjectives in Spanish must match the noun they describe:
- Masculine singular: poderoso
- Feminine singular: poderosa
- Masculine plural: poderosos
- Feminine plural: poderosas
Example: Mis primas son poderosas. (“My cousins (female) are powerful.”)
You can, but it changes the nuance.
- Mi primo es poderoso. emphasizes his quality of being powerful.
- Mi primo es un poderoso. treats poderoso as a noun meaning “a powerful person,” often with the sense of a high-ranking official or someone in an elite group.
• Fuerte generally means “strong,” often referring to physical strength or intensity (e.g., una tormenta fuerte, “a strong storm”).
• Poderoso implies power, authority or influence—physical or abstract (e.g., un imperio poderoso, “a powerful empire”).
Yes. With an article, it becomes a noun referring to people who hold power:
• Los poderosos = “the powerful ones” or “those in power.”
As a standalone noun it always agrees in number and is typically plural to refer to a group.
Break it into syllables: po-de-RO-so, with stress on RO.
Phonetic hints:
- The d between vowels sounds softer ([ð]).
- The single r in RO is a quick tap ([ɾ]).
Approximate IPA: [po-ðe-ˈɾo-so].