Breakdown of Uso la computadora en clase de música.
yo
I
usar
to use
en
in
la computadora
the computer
la clase de música
the music class
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Questions & Answers about Uso la computadora en clase de música.
Why is uso used instead of estoy usando?
Uso is the simple present of usar, and Spanish often uses the simple present for habitual or general actions: “I use the computer in music class (as a rule).” If you want to insist that it’s happening right now, you could say estoy usando la computadora en clase de música, but that’s less common for describing your usual activities.
Why do we say la computadora and not just computadora?
Spanish nouns generally require an article or another determiner. Computadora is a feminine, singular noun, so we use the definite article la. Without it, the phrase would sound incomplete to a native speaker.
Why is computadora feminine?
Why don’t we say en la clase de música?
Why is the preposition en used instead of a?
What’s the role of de in clase de música?