Prefiere la soledad de la naturaleza porque vive muy aislado.

Questions & Answers about Prefiere la soledad de la naturaleza porque vive muy aislado.

Does soledad mean loneliness or solitude here?
It means solitude. While soledad often translates to loneliness when talking about sad feelings, it also translates to solitude or privacy when someone chooses to be alone, especially in nature (la naturaleza).
Why does the sentence use vive aislado instead of está aislado?
Vivir (to live) can be used to describe an ongoing state or lifestyle. While está muy aislado just means he is very isolated right now, vive muy aislado emphasizes that this isolation is a continuous, defining part of his daily life.
Based on this lesson's verbs of change, how would I say he became isolated?
You would use volverse, as in se volvió muy aislado (he became very isolated). Volverse is the best choice here because it describes a gradual or involuntary change in someone's personality, behavior, or social state. Hacerse wouldn't work well here because it usually implies a deliberate professional, ideological, or physical transformation.
If the subject were a woman, would aislado change to match?
Yes! Even though it comes after vive instead of es or está, aislado is still an adjective describing the subject. If we were talking about a woman, it would change to vive muy aislada.

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