Breakdown of ¿Ha sido nominada la ganadora por la academia?
ser
to be
por
for / by / through / in (during a part of the day)
haber
to have (auxiliary)
la academia
the academy
nominar
to nominate
el ganador
the winner
Questions & Answers about ¿Ha sido nominada la ganadora por la academia?
Why does nominada end in -a instead of -o?
In the analytical passive voice, the past participle acts like an adjective describing the subject. Because the subject receiving the action is la ganadora (a feminine, singular noun), the participle must match its gender and number, becoming nominada.
Why isn't the subject placed between ha and sido, like "Has the winner been" in English?
How is the present perfect tense used to form the passive voice here?
The passive voice is formed by conjugating the verb ser into whichever tense you need, then adding the past participle of your main verb. Here, ser is conjugated in the present perfect as ha sido (has been). When combined with nominada, it forms "has been nominated."
Why do we use por before la academia?
In the passive voice, you use por (meaning "by") to introduce the "agent" of the sentence. The agent is the person, thing, or group actually performing the action. Here, por la academia tells us exactly who did the nominating.
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