Mi perro duerme en el sofá cómodo.

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Breakdown of Mi perro duerme en el sofá cómodo.

• en: on
• el perro: the dog
• dormir: to sleep

Questions & Answers about Mi perro duerme en el sofá cómodo.

Why is it duerme instead of duermo or duermes?

Mi perro is a third-person singular subject. In Spanish, the verb dormir is conjugated as duerme for él/ella/usted (he/she/you), so we use duerme.

Why do we use en in en el sofá instead of sobre or en vs. sobre?

Both can work, but en can mean on or in, while sobre usually emphasizes on top of. Saying duerme en el sofá means sleeps on the sofa. If you wanted to highlight that your dog is physically on top of the sofa, you could use sobre, but en is very common and natural-sounding.

Why do we use el for sofá instead of la?

In Spanish, sofá is masculine despite ending with an á. Some Spanish nouns don’t follow the typical -o = masculine / -a = feminine rule; el sofá is an example of a masculine noun.

How come cómodo is used and not cómoda?