ella es
/eʝa es/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "she is" is ella es.
This phrase is used to identify a female person or to describe her characteristics. In many contexts, the subject pronoun ella is often omitted if the person being discussed is already clear, leaving only es to mean "she is".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the verb ser in the form es, which is used for permanent or essential characteristics. This differs from estar, which is used for temporary states or locations.
How do you pronounce it?
/eʝa es/
Did you know?
- When using ella es to describe a woman's profession, such as 'she is a doctor', Spanish speakers omit the indefinite article 'a'. They say ella es doctora rather than ella es una doctora.
- While ella es describes essential traits, using está instead of es can completely change a person's description. For example, ella es aburrida means she is a boring person, but ella está aburrida means she is currently bored.
- The pronoun ella comes from the Latin word illa, which actually meant 'that one' rather than 'she'.
Examples in context
- ¡Ella es mi ama!She is my mistress!This sentence is useful for seeing ella es used in an exclamation.Tatoeba #5896446 by albrusgher, translation #1135945 by flipe
- Ella es mi novia.She is my girlfriend.This sentence shows ella es used to introduce a person's relationship.Tatoeba #451714 by Shishir, translation #312168 by CK
- Ella es una puta.She is a whore.This sentence shows ella es used in a derogatory context.Tatoeba #4471666 by DarkHollow, translation #864282 by Qt
- Ella es altaShe is tall
- Ella es inteligenteShe is intelligent
- Ella es una doctora muy talentosa.She is a very talented doctor.
- Ella está estudiando para su examen final.She is studying for her final exam.
- Ella es mi mejor amiga.She is my best friend.
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Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are looking at a photo of a friend.
- LucíaElla es mi hermana.She is my sister.
- Daniel¿Ella es la chica de la foto?Is she the girl from the photo?
- LucíaSí, ella es muy simpática.Yes, she is very nice.
- DanielParece una buena persona.She looks like a good person.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ella, es, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
