Learn Spanish (Latin America): El bailarín pobre no tiene dinero para viajar. - The poor dancer does not have money to travel.

El bailarín pobre no tiene dinero para viajar.

The poor dancer does not have money to travel.

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Why does pobre come after bailarín instead of before it?

In Spanish, the placement of certain adjectives changes their meaning. When pobre comes after the noun (el bailarín pobre), it literally means "financially poor." This fits perfectly here since the sentence is about him not having money. If it came before the noun (el pobre bailarín), it would mean "unfortunate" or "pitiable," like saying "that poor guy."

Why do we use para instead of por before viajar?

Here, para expresses purpose or a goal. When followed by an infinitive verb like viajar, it translates to "in order to." He doesn't have money in order to travel.

If the dancer were a woman, would pobre change to pobra?

No, pobre stays exactly the same. Adjectives that end in -e (like pobre, grande, or inteligente) do not change their endings for gender. You would just change the noun and the article: la bailarina pobre.

Why does bailarín have an accent mark on the 'i'?

In Spanish, words ending in n, s, or a vowel naturally have the spoken stress on the second-to-last syllable. However, bailarín is pronounced with the stress on the very last syllable. The accent mark is added to show that it breaks the normal pronunciation rule.