Word
Tú eres inteligente y tienes razón.
Meaning
You are smart and you are right.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Tú eres inteligente y tienes razón.
ser
to be
tú
you (informal singular)
y
and
inteligente
intelligent
Questions & Answers about Tú eres inteligente y tienes razón.
Why does the sentence use tienes razón instead of using a verb for 'to be' like we do in English?
In English, we say someone is right, but in Spanish, being right is treated as something you possess. You literally say you have reason (tienes razón). This is a very common expression where Spanish uses tener (to have) for a mental state instead of the verb to be.
Why do we use eres for 'are smart' but tienes for 'are right'?
If I am speaking to a woman, do I need to change inteligente to inteligenta?
No, inteligente stays exactly the same. Adjectives that end in the letter e in Spanish do not change endings depending on whether you are describing a male or a female.
Why is the word tú included at the beginning, but not before tienes?