Breakdown of Después de la clase, la maestra organiza una charla sobre el uso de pronombres dobles.
de
of
después de
after
sobre
about
la maestra
the teacher
la clase
the class
una
a
organizar
to organize
la charla
the talk
el uso
the use
el pronombre
the pronoun
doble
double
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Questions & Answers about Después de la clase, la maestra organiza una charla sobre el uso de pronombres dobles.
Why does Después carry an accent on the last e, and how is it stressed?
Después is an adverb with stress on the final syllable. Spanish rules say that words ending in a vowel, n or s need a written accent when the stress falls on that last syllable. You pronounce it roughly as dehs-PWES.
Why is de necessary in Después de la clase?
After después, Spanish requires the preposition de before a noun or pronoun. So Después de la clase literally means “After class,” with de linking después to la clase.
Why do we say la clase instead of el clase?
In Spanish, clase is a feminine noun, so it takes the feminine singular article la. If it were masculine (e.g., el libro), you’d use el.
What level of formality does charla convey compared to conferencia?
A charla is an informal, often interactive talk or chat. A conferencia is more formal and lecture-style, typical in academic or professional settings.
Why is organiza in the present tense (third person singular)?
The sentence describes a habitual or scheduled event (the teacher regularly or soon organizes the talk). For that use, Spanish uses the present indicative form organiza (él/ella/usted).
What are pronombres dobles?
Pronombres dobles occur when a sentence has both an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) and a direct object pronoun (lo, la, los, las). They appear together to replace both objects in one phrase.
In a double-pronoun construction, what order do they follow and what happens to le or les?
You always place the indirect object pronoun first, then the direct object pronoun. If the indirect pronoun is le or les and the direct is lo, la, los or las, you change le/les to se to avoid the sequence le lo, les la, etc.
Can you show a full example with pronombres dobles?
Original: La maestra da el material a los alumnos.
- Identify indirect: a los alumnos → les
- Identify direct: el material → lo
- Combine (le/les → se): La maestra se lo da.
Why might one choose maestra over profesora in Latin America?
Both mean “teacher,” but maestra often refers to an elementary-level teacher, whereas profesora is more common for secondary or university instructors.