Breakdown of Estás ciego y sordo si no ves el problema.
y
and
no
no, not
ver
to see / to look / appear
el problema
the problem
estar
to be (location/state)
si
if
ciego
blind
sordo
deaf
Questions & Answers about Estás ciego y sordo si no ves el problema.
Why does this sentence use estás instead of eres with ciego y sordo?
This highlights our current lesson perfectly! Using ser (eres ciego y sordo) means someone is literally and physically blind and deaf. Using estar (estás ciego y sordo) makes the adjectives temporary or figurative. Here, it means you are acting blind and deaf by ignoring the situation.
Why is it el problema if the word ends in an -a?
Even though it ends in -a, problema is a masculine noun. This is a great refresher: many Spanish words ending in -ma that come from Greek are masculine. A few other common ones to remember are el idioma (the language) and el sistema (the system).
Could I use miras instead of ves for seeing the problem?
If I am talking to a female friend, do the adjectives change?
Yes! Adjectives always have to match the gender of the person they describe. If you are speaking to a woman, you would change them to say estás ciega y sorda.
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