Breakdown of Ayer la mujer tuvo el valor de superar su miedo.
la mujer
the woman / the wife
de
of
tener
to have
el miedo
the fear
Questions & Answers about Ayer la mujer tuvo el valor de superar su miedo.
Why is the verb tuvo instead of a regular past tense ending like "tenió"?
Tuvo is the Pretérito Indefinido (simple past) of tener (to have). Tener is highly irregular in the past tense. Instead of using normal verb endings, its root changes to tuv-. The endings for this special group of "u-stem" verbs are also unique; for "ella" (she), the ending is -o, making it tuvo.
Why is there a de before superar? Does it literally mean "the courage of to overcome"?
In Spanish, when a noun like valor (courage) is followed directly by an action (an infinitive verb like superar), you generally need the preposition de to connect them. So, the structure el valor de superar translates smoothly into English as "the courage to overcome".
Doesn't valor usually mean "value"?
It can! Valor translates to "value" (like the price or worth of an object), but it is also the standard word for "courage" or "bravery". You can think of it as someone showing their true "value" in a scary situation.
Since it is her fear, shouldn't the word for "her" be feminine to match la mujer?