Learn Spanish (Spain): Sí, nosotros somos estudiantes.

Sí, nosotros somos estudiantes.

Yes, we are students.

Breakdown of Sí, nosotros somos estudiantes.

ser

to be

nosotros

we / us (after a preposition)

Questions & Answers about Sí, nosotros somos estudiantes.

How would I make this sentence negative if I wanted to say "No, we are not students"?

To make this negative, you put no right before the verb somos. You would say No, nosotros no somos estudiantes. The first No answers the question, and the second no makes the action negative.

Could I just say Sí, somos estudiantes without nosotros?

Yes, you can leave it out! Because the verb somos specifically means "we are," people already know who you are talking about. Including nosotros just adds a bit of emphasis.

Does the word estudiantes change if the group of students is all female?

The noun estudiantes stays exactly the same for both men and women, but the word for "we" would change to the feminine form. An all-female group would say Sí, nosotras somos estudiantes.

Why is there an accent mark on the word Sí?

The accent mark is there to tell it apart from another word that is spelled the same way. Sí with an accent means "yes," while si without an accent means "if."