Breakdown of El hombre dice que ese comediante es súper chistoso.
ser
to be
ese
that (masculine)
el hombre
the man
que
that / than
decir
to say, to tell
el comediante
the comedian
súper
super (intensifier)
chistoso
funny
Questions & Answers about El hombre dice que ese comediante es súper chistoso.
Why is súper written as a separate word here instead of attached to chistoso?
While official grammar rules recommend writing it attached as a single word (superchistoso) without an accent, it is incredibly common in everyday Latin American Spanish to see it written as a separate word with an accent (súper chistoso). This reflects the colloquial, real-world way it is frequently typed!
If we were talking about a female comedian, would súper change to match her gender?
How do we know comediante is masculine in this sentence?
Nouns ending in -nte usually do not change their spelling to show gender. We know this specific comedian is male because of the words surrounding the noun: the masculine demonstrative ese (that) and the masculine adjective chistoso (funny).
Since the sentence uses dice que, why does the second part of the sentence use es instead of the subjunctive mood?
When decir (to say) is used to report a fact, statement, or opinion, it takes the standard indicative mood (es). It only triggers the subjunctive when used to give a command or request, such as if he were telling the comedian to be funny.
Are there other common ways to say funny besides chistoso?
Yes! chistoso is extremely common in Latin America and comes from the word chiste (joke). Depending on the region, you might also frequently hear gracioso or divertido to describe someone who is funny.
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