Cada instante en el museo me fascinó, especialmente la colección de arte moderno.

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Breakdown of Cada instante en el museo me fascinó, especialmente la colección de arte moderno.

• en: in
• de: of
• cada: each, every
• el museo: the museum
• el instante: the instant
• la colección: the collection
• fascinar: to fascinate
• especialmente: especially
• el arte: the art
• moderno: modern

Questions & Answers about Cada instante en el museo me fascinó, especialmente la colección de arte moderno.

Why is cada instante used in singular form instead of something like cada instantes?

In Spanish, cada is always followed by a singular noun, even if we want to emphasize multiple moments. So we say cada instante, cada día, cada persona, etc. There's no plural form instantes immediately after cada in this kind of construction.

Why do we say me fascinó instead of fascinó me?

Spanish uses object pronouns before the verb, so if the verb is fascinar, the pronoun me (meaning "to me") goes right before fascinó. This is part of the standard word order in Spanish for verbs like gustar, encantar, fascinar, and others that express how something affects us.

Could I replace Cada instante en el museo me fascinó with Todos los instantes en el museo me fascinaron?

Yes, you can. Todos los instantes en el museo me fascinaron would still make sense, but it subtly changes the emphasis. Cada instante (singular) highlights each moment individually, whereas todos los instantes (plural) states that all of them, as a group, were fascinating.

Why do we say en el museo and not al museo?

Al museo implies going or moving to the museum (for example, fui al museo, meaning "I went to the museum"). En el museo stresses the location inside or at the museum. Since the sentence describes fascination while being there, en is the correct preposition.

Is arte masculine or feminine? Why is it arte moderno instead of arte moderna?

Arte is generally masculine, so we say el arte. However, it’s often treated as feminine in its plural form (las artes). In this sentence, we use arte moderno because the singular form (el arte) is grammatically masculine.