El conocido incidente en el que Gonzalo de la Carrera refuta a la diputada Claudia Mix por pedirle que le dijera presidenta se hizo viral en redes sociales. Desde entonces, muchos le dieron la razón al diputado del partido republicano. La lingüista, Ana María Díaz Collazos, argumenta por qué presidenta es correcto desde el punto de vista gramatical e histórico.
Ana María Díaz Collazos
En abril de 2022 se publicó un video en el que la diputada de comunes Claudia Mix pide ser llamada “presidenta”, y no “presidente” para visibilizar la inclusión de género. A esto, el diputado del partido republicano, Gonzalo de la Carrera, responde:
Quiero decirle, presidente, que el participio activo del verbo atacar es atacante, el de salir es saliente, el de cantar es cantante y el de existir es existente. ¿Cuál es el del verbo “ser”? Es “ente”. Que significa la identidad definitiva del que es. Por ello, cuando queremos nombrar a la persona que denota capacidad de ejercer la acción que expresa el verbo, se añade el término “ente”. Así que el que preside se llama “presidente”, nunca “presidenta”, independientemente del género masculino o femenino del que expresa la acción».

¿Y cómo le va a explicar esto a la Real Academia de la Lengua Española, que admite el uso de “presidenta” para indicar el género femenino? ¿Está equivocada la Real Academia, según el diputado? ¿Y cómo le va a decir a la princesa de Asturias, la infanta Leonor? ¿La “infante” Leonor? ¿Y le irá a salir con este “gallito” a la infanta, explicándole por qué debería ser “infante” y no “infanta”?
Como buen conservador, debería ser obediente a los dictámenes de la corona española y aceptar que se debe decir “presidenta”, como ordena la Academia. Ahora bien, no faltan los más papistas que el Papa que salen a ser más monarquistas y conservadores que la Academia. He visto a los que se plantan en seguir tildando “sólo” para decir “solamente”, aun cuando la misma Academia dijo que esta tilde no era obligatoria.
El sufijo «ente» viene del participio activo del latín «ns, ntis», en acusativo «ntem» (que pierde la «m»). Significa algo así como «el/la que hace». El hecho de tener «e» o «a» viene de la vocal del verbo: si es «estudiar» tenemos «a» en «ar» y por eso tenemos «estudiante», que significa «persona que estudia». Los verbos en «er» o «ir» hacen «ente», con «e», como «presidir», así que «presidente» es «persona que preside» o «docente» es «persona que enseña», de «docere» en latín «enseñar». “Infante” viene de “In-“ (negación) y “fari” (hablar), “persona que no habla” (INFANTE).

El diputado se equivoca al decir que se agrega la palabra “ente” para indicar el que realiza la acción. La palabra “ente” sí se deriva del participio activo de “ser”, pero se trata de la base léxica E- (=ser) a la que se le añade el participio activo -NTE. Por esta razón, decimos “cantante” y no “cantaente”, “estudiante” y no “estudiaente”.
Existe el participio activo y el participio pasivo. El participio pasivo complementa al verbo haber en “he”, “has”, “ha”, “hemos”, “han”: “¿Alguna vez has viajado en avión? No, nunca he viajado en avión”. El verbo “viajar” añade la terminación “do” para indicar participio pasivo, y se mantiene masculino cuando funciona como verbo. Una mujer nunca va a decir “Yo nunca he viajada en avión” y exigirlo por cuenta de la igualdad de género.
El participio pasivo solo varía según el género y número, generalmente con el verbo “estar”: “estoy cansado” o “estoy cansada”; “ya estamos listos” o “ya estamos listas”. Esto por cuando el verbo indica una transformación en el estado del individuo. Mejor dicho, el verbo se ha convertido en adjetivo y ha perdido su vocación verbal.
Entonces, si el participio pasivo se puede modificar en género y número, el participio activo debería tener la misma posibilidad. Sin embargo, todavía existe en español un remanente de la propiedad verbal de participio activo. Cuando permanece invariable, es porque se está usando como verbo, como por ejemplo: “El Gobierno saliente de Israel trata de bloquear el retorno de Netanyahu al poder”. En estos casos es como un intermedio entre el adjetivo y el verbo. En función de adjetivo, pues, no podría hacerse femenino porque está siendo técnicamente una conjugación verbal. De la misma manera que no puede decirse: “ella está salienda” o “ella no ha comida”.
El participio activo ha ido perdiendo su vocación verbal. Se quedó fosilizado en ciertas palabras como “estudiante” o “cantante”. Es como si se hubiera detenido en el tiempo en algunas palabras, mientras que en otras hubiera querido seguir su curso evolutivo y convertirse en sustantivo pleno. En estos casos, tendría que cambiar entre masculino y femenino. El caso de “presidenta” ha gozado de gran popularidad desde el siglo XV, en obras literarias de todos los tiempos. En la base de datos diacrónica se documentan 1977 casos en 1401 documentos.

No solo existe “presidenta”, sino, también, “sargenta” que se refería a la esposa del “sargento” o se usaba irónicamente para referirse a una mujer muy corpulenta y mandona. Y, por supuesto, existe la novela del español Leopoldo Alas y Ureña que se llama “La regenta”, publicada en 1885. La Real Academia esconde otras curiosidades como “gobernanta” (la encargada del servicio en un hotel), “tenienta”, “comandanta” y “asistenta”. Benito Pérez Galdós escribe “y aquí me tienes hecha una estudianta de Leyes, capaz de obtener buenas notas si de ello me examinara” en 1889, según el Corpus Diacrónico de la Real Academia Española. Y, por supuesto, dudo mucho que el diputado se enoje porque alguien diga “sirvienta” y “sirviente”, ambas formas bastante comunes en el participio activo.
Es notable que el femenino del participio activo prevalezca en formas referidas a cargos de poder, por dos razones: una por el uso sarcástico de palabras como “sargenta” y “estudianta”, donde no se busca visibilizar a la mujer, sino burlarse de sus aspiraciones sociales en contra de las expectativas asignadas a su género. Además, a veces, se usaba para designar a la esposa del hombre con el cargo asignado, como “tenienta”, “comandanta” o “sargenta”, un uso bastante antifeminista.
Palabras que, en su tradición, se usaban para denigrar a las mujeres en el mando, ahora están siendo reapropiadas por el feminismo y la izquierda para visibilizar a la mujer. Es una reivindicación en el lenguaje que se apoya en una tradición léxica de la palabra, que se escoge para formar el femenino. Por tanto, “presidenta” es la forma correcta por la amplia historia de uso que acompaña a esta palabra.
Vea el video del incidente en este link:
63 comentarios en “Sí es correcto decir “presidenta””
Great write-up, I?¦m normal visitor of one?¦s site, maintain up the nice operate, and It’s going to be a regular visitor for a lengthy time.
Some truly good content on this web site, thanks for contribution.
I would like to thnkx for the efforts you have put in writing this site. I am hoping the same high-grade website post from you in the upcoming also. In fact your creative writing skills has encouraged me to get my own website now. Really the blogging is spreading its wings quickly. Your write up is a good example of it.
Wow, amazing blog structure! How long have you been running a blog for? you make running a blog look easy. The total look of your website is great, as smartly as the content!
Excellent post. I was checking continuously this blog and I am impressed! Very helpful information specifically the last part 🙂 I care for such information much. I was looking for this particular info for a long time. Thank you and best of luck.
It’s actually a nice and helpful piece of information. I’m satisfied that you simply shared this useful information with us. Please keep us informed like this. Thank you for sharing.
I truly appreciate this post. I have been looking all over for this! Thank goodness I found it on Bing. You’ve made my day! Thanks again
Thank you for another informative website. Where else could I get that kind of information written in such an ideal way? I’ve a project that I’m just now working on, and I’ve been on the look out for such information.
This blog is definitely rather handy since I’m at the moment creating an internet floral website – although I am only starting out therefore it’s really fairly small, nothing like this site. Can link to a few of the posts here as they are quite. Thanks much. Zoey Olsen
Please let me know if you’re looking for a writer for your blog. You have some really great articles and I think I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d really like to write some content for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please shoot me an e-mail if interested. Thanks!
Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you penning this article and
also the rest of the website is extremely good.
When someone writes an post he/she retains the image of
a user in his/her mind that how a user can know it. Thus that’s why this article is great.
Thanks!
I like looking through an article that will make men and women think.
Also, many thanks for allowing for me to comment!
Feel free tto surf to myy web page http://www.reddit.com
hello there and thank you for our info I
have definitely picked up something new from right
here. I did however expertise several technical issues using this site, since I experienced to reload the web
site a lot of times previous to I could gett it to load properly.
I had been wonderin if your hosting is OK? Not
that I’m complaining, but slow loading instances times will often affect your placement in google and can damage your quality score if advertising and marketing with Adwords.
Well I am adding this RSS to my e-mail and could look out
for much read more of yyour respectige
interesting content. Make sure you update this again soon.
I have learn several just right stuff here.
Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much
effort you put to make this sort of magnificent informative web site.
You really make it appear so easy along with your presentation but
I to find this matter to be really something that I feel
I’d by no means understand. It seems too complex and very large for me.
I’m having a look ahead for your next submit, I’ll
try to get the hang of it!
I believe people who wrote this needs true loving because it’s
a blessing. So let me give back and show my inside to change your life and if you
want to have a checkout I will share info about how
to get connected to girls for free Don’t forget.. I am
always here for yall. Bless yall!
If they return to a spot machine exactly where they hace left
credits, the casin can return these as effectively.
Check out my webpage; web page
Just make certain you verify these cash bonuses and their rollover specifications to see what sort
of restrictions they come with 1st.
Feel free to surf to my blog post – prefiromeninos.com
South Korean on line casino playwrs are forced to register on international sites.
Feel free too surf to my web blog fnote.net
Your price range and earnings kind citical elements of your gambling encounter.
Here is my website :: web site
Everything is very open with a precise explanation of the challenges.
It was truly informative. Your site is very helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Blackjack is excellent forr mathematically-minded players, when slot games are good ffor these that want to play for mega jackpots.
Also visit mmy web-site :: https://fnote.net/
I blog often and I genuinely thank you for your content.
The article has really peaked my interest. I will take
a note of your site and keep checking for new information about once per week.
I opted in for your RSS feed as well.
When someone writes an article he/she retains the plan of a user in his/her brain that how a user can know it.
So that’s why this post is great. Thanks!
OMG! This is amazing. Ireally appreciate it~ May I show my appreciatation a secret only I KNOW and if you want to with no joke truthfully see You really have to believe mme and
have faith and I will show how to find good hackers for good price Once again I want to show my appreciation and may all the blessing goes to you now!.
Hi, its good post about media print, we all understand media is a impressive source of
facts.
You will have a safe and fai gaming encounter if you play games supplied by
these softfware program developers.
My page: check here
I was able to find good info from your blog posts.
I am really loving the theme/design of your blog.
Do you ever run into any web browser compatibility problems?
A handful of my blog visitors have complained about my blog not operating correctly in Explorer but looks great in Chrome.
Do you have any advice to help fix this problem?
What’s Going down i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I’ve found It absolutely helpful and it has
helped me out loads. I am hoping to give a contribution & assist other users like its helped me.
Good job.
Hey there I am so thrilled I found your weblog,
I really found you by accident, while I was searching
on Digg for something else, Regardless I am here now and would just like to say thanks a
lot for a incredible post and a all round enjoyable blog (I also love the theme/design), I
don’t have time to browse it all at the minute but I have saved it and also added
your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to
read a great deal more, Please do keep up the fantastic work.
Excellent post. I will be facing many of these issues as well..
THE Firm IS NOT Responsible FOR A USER’S MISUSE OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF ANY USER Contebt material YOU POST TO THE Solutions.
my bloog post; http://www.flatenzorro.com
The on the web casino competition is fierce, and operators need to fight tooth and nail for new players.
My homepage Gertie
This paragraph will assist the internet people for setting
up new webpage or even a weblog from start to end.
I do agree with all the concepts you have offered to your post.
They’re really convincing and will certainly
work. Still, the posts are too short for newbies.
May just you please extend them a bit from subsequent time?
Thank you for the post.
My brother recommended I might like this blog. He was totally right.
This post actually made my day. You cann’t imagine simply how much time
I had spent for this info! Thanks!
Everything is very open with a precise description of the issues.
It was really informative. Your site is very useful.
Many thanks for sharing!
The quantity may perhaps extend up to $2500 depending on your earnings and a couplpe of other things.
Check out my homepage 대출 나라
you are in point of fact a good webmaster. The website loading pace is incredible.
It seems that you are doing any distinctive trick.
Furthermore, The contents are masterwork. you have done a excellent activity in this subject!
Im so bored everyone! Let me just say 1 thing. Sharing good information is a great way to
create positive change. I see giving back
as a way to give back to the community that has supported me.
Got it?
It’s amazing to go to see this site and reading the views of all
mates about this post, while I am also keen of getting experience.
Let’s start off with what constitutes a full-time vs.
a portion-time employee.
My web site – website
But if you located your self inn onne of these situations, CashinaMoment is at your
service.
Feel free to visit my webpage 무직자대출
Only the most certified and least risky applicants can access the lowest
rates and best loan provides.
Also visit my web-site; 회생파산대출
My brother recommended I might like this web site.
He was once entirely right. This put up actually made my day.
You can not believe just how much time I had spent for this info!
Thanks!
Whilst the SoFi guys will conduct a credit verify, they won’t
be challenging on you like mokst mediocre payday loan agencies
Feel free too sur to my webpage … 대환대출
wonderful publish, very informative. I’m wondering why the opposite specialists of
this sector don’t realize this. You should continue your writing.
I’m sure, you’ve a huge readers’ base already!
What a stuff of un-ambiguity and preserveness of precious familiarity concerning unpredicted feelings.
The company is also behind Caesars Casino, the initially on line casino
to launch legally in the US.
Visit my blog post carat.blazingblog.com
Men and women can supplement their earnings
with portion-time perform at Stewart’s Shops, annd save for retirement.
Alsoo visit my website :: 여성알바
Onlly winnings from utilizing the bonuses can be withdrawn after the wagering requirement is met.
my blog post – webpage
Woh I enjoy your blog posts, bookmarked! .
Wonderful goods from you, man. I have consider your stuff previous to and you are just too fantastic.
I really like what you have acquired right here, certainly like what you are stating and
the way in which during which you say it. You are making it enjoyable
and you still take care of to stay it wise.
I can not wait to learn much more from you. That is actually a terrific site.
Can you tell us more about this? I’d want to find out more details.
I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme.
Did you design this website yourself or did you hire someone to
do it for you? Plz answer back as I’m looking to create my own blog and would like to know where u got this from.
thanks a lot
There is definately a great deal to know about this topic.
I like all of the points you’ve made.
hey there and thank you for your info – I’ve definitely picked up
something new from right here. I did however expertise some technical issues using this web site, as I experienced to reload the
web site a lot of times previous to I could get it
to load correctly. I had been wondering if your web host is OK?
Not that I’m complaining, but slow loading instances times will very frequently affect your placement in google
and could damage your high quality score if ads and marketing
with Adwords. Well I’m adding this RSS to my e-mail and can look
out for much more of your respective exciting content.
Ensure that you update this again very soon.
Very good information. Lucky me I recently found your site
by chance (stumbleupon). I’ve bookmarked it for later!
Good write-up, I?¦m normal visitor of one?¦s web site, maintain up the excellent operate, and It is going to be a regular visitor for a long time.
Hey very nice blog!
Definitely consider that which you stated. Your favorite justification seemed to be on the web
the easiest factor to be mindful of. I say to you, I certainly get annoyed while folks think
about concerns that they plainly don’t know about.
You managed to hit the nail upon the top and also outlined out the
whole thing without having side effect , people could
take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thank you