Hoy he probado una sopa con mi nueva cuchara.

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Breakdown of Hoy he probado una sopa con mi nueva cuchara.

• con: with
• mi: my
• hoy: today
• nuevo: new
• una: a
• haber probado: to have tried
• la sopa: the soup
• la cuchara: the spoon

Questions & Answers about Hoy he probado una sopa con mi nueva cuchara.

Why is it he probado instead of probé?

He probado is the present perfect tense, used in Spanish to emphasize that the action happened recently and is still relevant now. In contrast, probé (the preterite tense) typically focuses on the completed action in the past without that present relevance.

What is the function of hoy in this sentence?

Hoy simply means today. It's indicating that the action (trying the soup) took place on the same day you are speaking.

Why is cuchara feminine?

Spanish nouns have genders that don’t always follow a clear rule. Cuchara is considered a feminine noun, so it uses la (and, accordingly, una for “a spoon”).

Could I say mi cuchara nueva instead of mi nueva cuchara?

Yes, you could. Spanish adjectives can often go before or after the noun, though the nuance can change. Mi nueva cuchara can imply “my new spoon” in a usual sense, while mi cuchara nueva might sound a bit more like you’re placing additional emphasis on the “newness” of the spoon. Both are correct.

Why use con here?

Con typically translates to with in English. In this sentence, it indicates the tool or instrument you used—your new spoon—to try the soup.