Word
Si giras a la izquierda en la próxima avenida, verás un café con techo rojo.
Meaning
If you turn left at the next avenue, you will see a café with a red roof.
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Breakdown of Si giras a la izquierda en la próxima avenida, verás un café con techo rojo.
con
with
tú
you
si
if
a
to
Questions & Answers about Si giras a la izquierda en la próxima avenida, verás un café con techo rojo.
Why is the present indicative used after si instead of a future tense here?
In Spanish, real or likely conditions use the present indicative in the si-clause (the “if” part). This is called the first conditional. You then pair it with a future indicative in the main clause. So you say si giras… verás… rather than si girarás… verás….
Why is verás in the future tense? Could you use another form?
Verás is the simple future of ver, matching the “if you turn… you will see…” meaning. You could also say vas a ver to express the same idea (colloquial “you’re going to see”). But the simple future is more direct and common in instructions.
Why don’t we include tú before giras?
Subject pronouns in Spanish are often omitted because the verb ending already shows the subject. Giras ends in –as, so it clearly means (tú) giras. Adding tú is grammatically correct (for emphasis or contrast) but not needed.
Why is it giras a la izquierda and not just giras izquierda?
In Spanish, turning directions use the preposition a plus the definite article: a la izquierda (“to the left”) or a la derecha (“to the right”). You can’t drop a without changing or losing the sense of direction.