Phrase · 🙋 Introducing yourself

—¿Eres mexicano? —No, soy peruano.

—Are you Mexican? —No, I'm Peruvian.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

—¿Eres1verbeare youser · présent · 2e pers. sing.mexicano2adjectifMexicanmasc. · sing.?—No3adverbeno,soy1verbeI amser · présent · 1re pers. sing.peruano2adjectifPeruvianmasc. · sing..

mexicano → Eres: agrees with tú (a man)
peruano → soy: agrees with yo (a man)

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
ser: tú eres, yo soy. A yes/no question is the same sentence with ¿…? Ser: identity, origin, nationality and profession →
2
Nationalities are lower case and agree: mexicana, peruana for a woman. Ser: identity, origin, nationality and profession →
3
No answers the question, then comes the right information. Questions and negation →

Variantes

—¿Eres mexicana? —No, soy peruana.
—¿Es usted mexicano? —Sí, de Monterrey.