Decide if the "personal a" is used correctly in the following sentence. Vemos a nuestra madre. A.) The "personal a" is used correctly. B.) The "personal a" is not used correctly.

Spanish · College · Thu Feb 04 2021

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A.) The "personal a" is used correctly.

Extra: In Spanish, the "personal a" is used before a direct object that is a person or a pet, or something that is personified. It helps to clarify that the object of the action is a person (or treated as such). In your sentence "Vemos a nuestra madre," "nuestra madre" (our mother) is the direct object of the verb "vemos" (we see), and since she is a person, the use of "a" before "nuestra madre" is correct. This rule does not apply to objects or abstract nouns unless they are personified. For example, you do not use the "personal a" with an inanimate object: "Vemos la película" (We see the movie). But you would use it if the movie was personified: "Amamos a 'Titanic' porque nos marcó" (We love 'Titanic' because it marked us), treating 'Titanic' as if it were a person due to its strong personal significance.

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