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Mi tía es agente de seguros.

Mi tía es agente de seguros.
My aunt is an insurance agent.
From Lesson 398:Murders, threats and officers (el asesinato, amenazar, el agente)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mi tía es agente de seguros.

Why isn't there an article like una before agente?
In Spanish, you generally drop the indefinite article (un or una) after the verb ser when stating someone's profession. You would only include it if you added a descriptive adjective, for example: es una buena agente de seguros (she is a good insurance agent).
Since tía is feminine, does the word agente ever change to match her gender?
No, agente is a noun that always ends in -e regardless of the person's gender. If you needed to use an article or adjective with it, those surrounding words would show the feminine gender, such as la agente or la nueva agente.
Why is seguros plural when the English translation uses the singular word insurance?
In Spanish, the insurance industry and related terms are traditionally referred to in the plural, seguros. You will see this same plural usage in other everyday phrases like compañía de seguros (insurance company) and póliza de seguros (insurance policy).

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