Word
Reviso el kilometraje en el odómetro del auto compacto.
Meaning
I check the mileage on the compact car's odometer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of Reviso el kilometraje en el odómetro del auto compacto.
de
of
en
in, at
revisar
to check
el auto compacto
the compact car
Questions & Answers about Reviso el kilometraje en el odómetro del auto compacto.
Why does reviso mean I check here?
Reviso is the first-person singular present tense of revisar.
- revisar = to check, inspect, look over, review
- reviso = I check / I inspect / I look over
So the sentence is from the speaker’s point of view: I check the mileage...
Spanish often uses the simple present where English also uses the simple present.
Why isn’t the subject yo included?
In Spanish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- reviso clearly means I check
- So yo reviso and reviso both mean I check
Including yo is possible, but it usually adds emphasis or contrast:
- Yo reviso el kilometraje... = I’m the one who checks the mileage...
Without emphasis, leaving out yo sounds more natural.
What exactly does revisar mean? Is it the same as English revise?