Word
Elijo transmisión manual o transmisión automática.
Meaning
I choose manual transmission or automatic transmission.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of Elijo transmisión manual o transmisión automática.
o
or
elegir
to choose
la transmisión automática
automatic transmission
la transmisión manual
manual transmission
Questions & Answers about Elijo transmisión manual o transmisión automática.
What form is elijo, and why doesn’t it look like elego?
Elijo is the first-person singular present tense of elegir: I choose.
This verb is irregular:
- infinitive: elegir
- yo form: elijo
- tú form: eliges
- él/ella/usted: elige
Why elijo and not elego?
Because verbs ending in -gir often change g to j before o (and a) to keep the correct sound:
- elegir → elijo
- dirigir → dirijo
Also, elegir has a stem change e → i in most present-tense forms:
- elijo, eliges, elige, eligen
- but elegimos and elegís (in voseo areas) keep the e in the stressed pattern differently.
Why isn’t yo included? Shouldn’t it be Yo elijo?
In Spanish, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- Elijo already means I choose
- so yo is usually unnecessary
You can say Yo elijo... if you want:
- emphasis: I choose...
- contrast: I choose manual, but you choose automatic
In neutral Spanish, especially in simple statements, Elijo... sounds completely normal.