Estudio la receta interesante en la cocina.

I study the interesting recipe in the kitchen.

Breakdown of Estudio la receta interesante en la cocina.

• la cocina: the kitchen
• yo: I
• en: in
• interesante: interesting
• estudiar: to study
• la receta: the recipe

Questions & Answers about Estudio la receta interesante en la cocina.

Why is the adjective "interesante" placed after the noun "receta"?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives typically come after the noun. Therefore, "la receta interesante" is the standard word order. While there are exceptions where adjectives go before the noun for emphasis or specific meaning, the default placement is after.

Why do we write "estudio" instead of "estudió"?

"Estudio" (with no accent) is the yo (I) present tense form of the verb "estudiar". "Estudió" (with an accent) is the third-person singular preterite form, meaning "he/she/you (formal) studied" in the past.

Why is it "la receta" and not "el receta"?

In Spanish, nouns have grammatical gender. "Receta" is a feminine noun, so it uses the feminine article "la". Masculine nouns would use "el", but here "la" is correct.

Is "estudio la receta" a common way to say "I study the recipe"?

Yes. In Spanish, it’s common and perfectly natural to say "estudio la receta" to mean that you are studying or reviewing the recipe. You don’t need any additional words for "I" because the verb form "estudio" already indicates the subject is "yo".

Do I need the personal "a" before "la receta"?

No. The personal "a" is only used before direct objects that are specific people (or beloved animals). Since "receta" is an object (not a person), we don’t use the personal "a" here.