Word
No mezcles la ropa limpia con la ropa sucia en el armario.
Meaning
Do not mix clean clothes with dirty clothes in the closet.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of No mezcles la ropa limpia con la ropa sucia en el armario.
en
in
con
with
la ropa
the clothes
el armario
the closet
no
no
mezclar
to mix
limpio
clean
sucio
dirty
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Questions & Answers about No mezcles la ropa limpia con la ropa sucia en el armario.
Why does mezclar change to mezcles here?
In Spanish, negative tú commands use the present subjunctive form. So, for the verb mezclar, the present subjunctive tú form is mezcles (rather than mezclas). That’s why the command is No mezcles... instead of No mezclas...
Why do we say la ropa limpia and la ropa sucia instead of just ropa limpia / ropa sucia?
Using the definite article la makes the reference more specific. Spanish often keeps the article even when English might omit it, especially when talking about a general category of things that belongs to you (like la ropa).
What does en el armario imply here?
It literally means in the closet or in the wardrobe, indicating the location where you shouldn’t mix the clothes. In Latin American Spanish, armario can also refer to a cabinet or other storage, but in most contexts it means a closet for clothes.
Is there a different way to say Don’t mix the clean clothes with the dirty clothes in Spanish?
Yes, you might hear variations like No vayas a mezclar la ropa limpia con la sucia or No juntes la ropa limpia con la sucia, though the structure remains more or less the same. The key point is keeping the imperative or command form in the negative.
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