Learn Spanish (Latin America): Él trabaja de una manera cuidadosa.

Él trabaja de una manera cuidadosa.

He works in a careful way.

Breakdown of Él trabaja de una manera cuidadosa.

Elon.io is an online learning platform

We have an entire course teaching Spanish (Latin America) grammar and vocabulary.

Start learning Spanish (Latin America) now

Questions & Answers about Él trabaja de una manera cuidadosa.

The lesson is about adverbs ending in -mente, so why doesn't this sentence say cuidadosamente?

You absolutely can say Él trabaja cuidadosamente (He works carefully). However, Spanish speakers often prefer using the phrase de una manera (in a way) followed by an adjective. It means the exact same thing and is a very common, natural-sounding alternative.

Why is it cuidadosa instead of cuidadoso here?

It is describing the word manera (way), which is a feminine noun. Because of this, the adjective must match it and become cuidadosa. Notice that this is the exact same feminine form you use as the base if you want to build the adverb cuidadosamente!

Could I say de un modo instead of de una manera?

Yes! The word modo also means "way" or "manner" and is just as common. Just remember that modo is a masculine noun, so if you use it, the adjective has to match it: de un modo cuidadoso.

Why does Él have an accent mark on the 'e'?

The written accent tells us this is the pronoun él (he). Without the accent, el means "the". They sound exactly the same when spoken out loud, but the accent is required in writing to tell them apart.