English Translation
Tom is a very good dancer.
It should say, “Tom es un muy buen bailarín.” The rule is that, for professions, the indefinite article is included when there’s a modifying adjective. Now if only I knew why this is true!
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Interesting - it’s actually the same rule in German, and I don’t know why:
Tom ist Tanzer = Tom is a dancer (note there’s no “ein” in German)
Tom ist ein sehr guter Tanzer = Tom is a very good dancer (now “ein” appears!)
I read this sentence as “he’s very good at dancing”, which doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s his profession. Likewise “No soy muy buen cantante”: “I’m not much of a singer”.
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I’ll have to remember that rule!