Breakdown of Yo cuelgo mi foto en la sala.
yo
I
en
in
mi
my
la sala
the living room
la foto
the photo
colgar
to hang
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Questions & Answers about Yo cuelgo mi foto en la sala.
What does cuelgo mean in this sentence?
Cuelgo is the first-person singular present tense form of the verb colgar, which means “to hang.” In this context, it translates to “I hang,” indicating the action of hanging your photo.
Why is the subject pronoun yo explicitly included even though the verb form already indicates “I”?
In Spanish, subject pronouns like yo (I) are often omitted because the verb ending clearly shows who is acting. They are included when you want to add emphasis or clarity. Here, including yo underscores that the speaker is the one hanging the photo.
Why is it mi foto instead of la foto?
When using possessive adjectives in Spanish, such as mi (my), you generally do not need to include the definite article. Mi foto directly means “my photo.” Adding an article like la would be redundant in this context.
What does en la sala mean, and why is sala used here?
En la sala means “in the living room.” In Latin American Spanish, sala typically refers to a living room or common area in a house where items like photos might be hung for display.
Why does the verb colgar change its form to cuelgo in the first-person singular?
Colgar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. For most forms (except for nosotros and vosotros), the stem vowel changes—from o to ue—to maintain a consistent pronunciation before the vowel e in cuelgo. This pattern is common in Spanish for verbs like jugar (whose first-person form is juego).