Breakdown of Completo el formulario aduanero y la declaración aduanera.
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completar
to complete
el formulario aduanero
the customs form
la declaración aduanera
the customs declaration
Questions & Answers about Completo el formulario aduanero y la declaración aduanera.
What does completo mean here? Is it the adjective complete?
Here completo is a verb, not an adjective. It is the first-person singular present tense of completar:
- yo completo = I complete / I fill out
So in this sentence, Completo el formulario aduanero y la declaración aduanera means I fill out the customs form and the customs declaration.
As an adjective, completo can also mean complete/full, but that is not what is happening here.
Why doesn’t the sentence say yo completo?
Spanish often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
- completo = I complete
- completas = you complete
- completa = he/she/you formal completes
So Completo... already tells you the subject is I. Adding yo is possible, but it is usually only done for emphasis or contrast.
Why is it el formulario but la declaración?