El remitente francés envía el paquete.

to send

Breakdown of El remitente francés envía el paquete.

• el paquete: the package
• el remitente: the sender of a parcel or letter
• francés: French

Questions & Answers about El remitente francés envía el paquete.

What does remitente mean exactly?

Remitente means sender: the person who sends something.

In mailing or shipping contexts:

• remitente = sender
• destinatario = recipient / addressee

So in this sentence, El remitente francés is the French sender.

Why is there el before both remitente and paquete?

Because both nouns are being used as specific, definite nouns:

• el remitente = the sender
• el paquete = the package

Spanish uses definite articles very often, just like English does in sentences like this.

Why is francés after remitente instead of before it?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• el remitente francés = the French sender

That is the normal order.

If you put the adjective before the noun, it often sounds literary, marked, or changes the nuance. For a basic neutral sentence, noun + adjective is the standard pattern.

Why does francés have an accent mark?