Breakdown of Esta semana el estudiante ha leído tu resumen.
el estudiante
the student
leer
to read
tu
your (singular)
la semana
the week
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
haber
to have (auxiliary)
el resumen
the summary
Questions & Answers about Esta semana el estudiante ha leído tu resumen.
Why is the past tense ha leído used here instead of the simple past?
Because of the time marker Esta semana (This week). In Spain, when we talk about a past action that happened in a time period that isn't over yet (like today, this week, or this year), we use the Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto. We build this tense using the helping verb haber (here, ha) and a past participle (leído).
Why does leído have an accent mark on the "i"?
The accent mark breaks up what would normally be a single blended vowel sound. By putting an accent on the weak vowel i, it forces the word to be pronounced in three clear, separate syllables: le-í-do. Without the accent, the "e" and "i" would slide together.
Why doesn't tu have an accent mark in this sentence?
In Spanish, tu without an accent means "your" (a possessive adjective), as seen here in tu resumen (your summary). We only add the accent mark for tú when it means the subject pronoun "you" (for example, tú lees meaning "you read").
If the student were female, would the word change to "estudianta"?
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