Subo la escalera con cuidado.

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Breakdown of Subo la escalera con cuidado.

• con: with
• subir: to climb
• el cuidado: the care

Questions & Answers about Subo la escalera con cuidado.

What does subo mean and why is it conjugated that way?

Subo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb subir. It literally means “I climb” or “I go up.” In Spanish you don’t need the pronoun yo because the ending -o already tells you the subject is “I.”

Why is the verb subir used with a direct object (la escalera)?

Subir can be transitive when you specify what you’re climbing. Here la escalera is the direct object. You could also say subo por la escalera (“I go up by the stairs”), but simply subir la escalera is very common.

Why is it la escalera (singular) and not las escaleras?

In English we often say “the stairs” (plural), but in Spanish “a flight of stairs” is treated as a single noun: la escalera. If you meant two or more separate staircases, you’d say las escaleras.

Why do we need the definite article la before escalera?

Spanish generally uses definite articles where English might drop them. Here la specifies “the staircase” you’re climbing. Omitting it (Subo escalera) would sound ungrammatical.