Word
La carga de ropa llena la canasta de ropa.
Meaning
The load of laundry fills the laundry basket.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of La carga de ropa llena la canasta de ropa.
llenar
to fill
la canasta de ropa
the laundry basket
la carga de ropa
the load of laundry
Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have an entire course teaching Spanish grammar and vocabulary.
Questions & Answers about La carga de ropa llena la canasta de ropa.
Why is ropa singular if English uses clothes as a plural word?
In Spanish, ropa is a singular collective noun. It refers to clothing in general, even though in English we usually say clothes.
So:
- ropa = clothing / clothes
- la ropa = the clothes / the clothing
You do not normally say ropas to mean ordinary clothes in general. Ropas exists, but it is much less common and usually sounds more specialized, literary, or refers to types of garments.
What does carga mean here?
Carga literally means load, burden, or cargo, depending on context. In this sentence, la carga de ropa means the load of clothes or the load of laundry/clothing.
It is feminine, so it takes:
- la carga
This is similar to English expressions like:
- a load of laundry
- a load of clothes
Why is there de ropa twice?