El avistamiento fue ayer.

The sighting was yesterday.

Breakdown of El avistamiento fue ayer.

• ser: to be
• ayer: yesterday
• el avistamiento: the sighting

Questions & Answers about El avistamiento fue ayer.

Why is there an el at the beginning?

Because avistamiento is a masculine singular noun, so it takes the masculine singular definite article el.

• el avistamiento = the sighting
• un avistamiento = a sighting

In this sentence, el shows that we are talking about a specific sighting, not just any sighting.

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What does avistamiento mean exactly?

Avistamiento means sighting or spotting, especially when something is seen at a distance or noticed for the first time.

It often appears in contexts like:

• avistamiento de ballenas = whale watching / whale sightings
• avistamiento de aves = bird sighting / birdwatching context
• avistamiento de un OVNI = a UFO sighting

It comes from the verb avistar, which means to spot, to sight, or to catch sight of.

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Why is the verb fue used here?

Fue is the third person singular of the preterite of ser.

Here, fue means was:

• El avistamiento fue ayer. = The sighting was yesterday.

Spanish uses the preterite here because it refers to a completed event at a specific time in the past.

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