eras hermosa
/eɾas eɾmosa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you were beautiful" can be translated into Spanish as eras hermosa.
This phrase is used to tell a woman that she was attractive in the past.
Which one should you use?
eras hermosa is used to describe a continuous state or characteristic in the past, rather than a single completed event. In contrast, if you are referring to a specific, completed period of time or a single event in the past, you should use fuiste hermosa. Additionally, the phrase era hermosa is identical to eras hermosa except that it refers to "she" instead of "you" (informal).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form fuiste hermosa is used instead of eras hermosa if you are referring to a specific, completed period of time or a single event in the past.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɾas eɾmosa/
Did you know?
- In certain Latin American dialects, 'hermosa' can be used as a generic, affectionate term of address for almost any woman, similar to how 'sweetheart' is used in English.
- Spanish has a specific word, guapa, for a beauty that is more about 'hotness' or being 'good-looking' than the classical beauty of hermosa.
- Depending on the region, a speaker might replace hermosa with bella, which shares a Latin root with the English word 'belle' used in 'Southern belle'.
Examples in context
- Eras hermosa en aquel vestido azul.You were beautiful in that blue dress.
- Eras una belleza en esa época.You were a beauty at that time.
- Fue usted bella en el evento de anoche.You were beautiful at last night's event.
- Eras hermosa en aquella fiesta.You were beautiful at that party.
- Cuando eras niña, eras hermosa.When you were a child, you were beautiful.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are looking at old photos together.
- ElenaMira esta foto de mi graduación.Look at this photo of my graduation.
- Mateo¡Qué foto tan linda! Eras hermosa.What a lovely photo! You were beautiful.
- ElenaGracias, me siento muy vieja ahora.Thank you, I feel very old now.
- MateoNo digas eso, sigues siendo igual.Don't say that, you are still the same.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
