Breakdown of Hoy he ido a una cita a ciegas y ha sido un fiasco desastroso.
ser
to be
y
and
un
a, an, some
hoy
today
ir
to go
a
to
la cita
the appointment / the date (romantic)
haber
to have (auxiliary)
a ciegas
blindly, blind (as in blind date)
el fiasco
the fiasco, the failure
desastroso
disastrous
Questions & Answers about Hoy he ido a una cita a ciegas y ha sido un fiasco desastroso.
How could we use "Total, que..." with this sentence to fit the current lesson?
Since Total, que... means "In short..." or "Anyway,...", it is used to summarize an outcome. You would add it right after this sentence to explain how the date ended. For example: Total, que me fui a los diez minutos (Anyway, I left after ten minutes). Remember that it triggers the indicative mood because you are declaring what actually happened!
Why do we use "he ido" and "ha sido" here instead of "fui" and "fue"?
In Peninsular Spanish (Spain), you must use the present perfect (pretérito perfecto) for completed actions that occur in a time period that is still ongoing. Because the sentence explicitly sets the timeframe as Hoy (Today), you must use he ido and ha sido.
Does the phrase "a ciegas" change gender or number depending on the speaker?
No, a ciegas is a fixed adverbial expression meaning "blindly." When used in the noun phrase una cita a ciegas (a blind date), it never changes form, regardless of the gender or number of the people involved in the date.
Why is it "ha sido un fiasco" instead of "ha estado un fiasco"?
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