Según tú, ella tenía la culpa

Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Según tú, ella tenía la culpa

Hi,

In the above sentence, could 'la culpa' be replaced with 'culpar'?  This way it would be like English.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Colin

Asked 1 year ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Colin

Not really, no. What we normally say in Spanish literally is: she had the blame/guilt. "La culpa" is a noun (the guilt) but in English the most natural equivalent to this is: she was to blame. Therefore we can't really replace is with the infinitive "culpar" as there's different grammar in the sentences, so it wouldn't work.

However, for a more similar translation in both languages, you could also say:

ella era culpable = she was guilty

In Spanish though, tener la culpa is an idiom that is very commonly used in colloquial Spanish.

Saludos

Según tú, ella tenía la culpa

Hi,

In the above sentence, could 'la culpa' be replaced with 'culpar'?  This way it would be like English.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Colin

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