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¿Has visto a la modista hoy?

¿Has visto a la modista hoy?
Have you seen the dressmaker today?
From Lesson 294:Polite requests (quisiera)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Has visto a la modista hoy?

Why do we need the word a before la modista?
This is the personal a. In Spanish, whenever the direct object of a verb is a specific person, you must put the preposition a right before it. Since you are asking about seeing a specific dressmaker, a la modista is required.
Could I say ¿Viste a la modista hoy? instead of ¿Has visto...?
In Spain, you should use has visto (the present perfect) because the time period of the action, hoy (today), is not over yet. While viste (the simple past) is common with hoy in parts of Latin America, Spain requires the present perfect for unfinished time markers like hoy or esta semana.
Does the word modista change if the dressmaker is a man?
Traditionally, the noun modista is used for both men and women, so you would just change the article to match: el modista or la modista. However, you will sometimes hear the masculine form el modisto used in modern Spanish to refer to a male fashion designer.

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