El peón cambia de casilla.

The playing pawn changes board square.

Breakdown of El peón cambia de casilla.

• de: of
• cambiar: to change
• la casilla: the board square
• el peón: the playing pawn

Questions & Answers about El peón cambia de casilla.

Why is it el peón and not just peón?

In Spanish, it is very common to use the definite article with singular countable nouns when you are talking about a specific thing: el peón = the pawn.

If you said just peón, it would usually sound incomplete here. Spanish generally uses articles more often than English in simple statements like this.

What does peón mean here?

Here, peón means pawn, the chess piece.

Be careful: peón can also mean a laborer or worker in other contexts. Spanish often relies on context to tell you which meaning is intended.

Why does peón have an accent mark?

The accent mark shows where the stress goes: pe-ÓN.

Without the accent, peon would not follow the intended pronunciation. In Spanish spelling, accent marks are often used to show irregular stress patterns.

What form is cambia?