Comparamos el amasado con el plegado.

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Breakdown of Comparamos el amasado con el plegado.

• comparar: to compare
• el amasado: the kneading
• el plegado: the folding

Questions & Answers about Comparamos el amasado con el plegado.

Why is comparamos used here, and what tense is it?

Comparamos is the 1st person plural form of comparar in the present indicative.

It means we compare or we are comparing, depending on context. Spanish often uses the simple present where English might use either simple present or present continuous.

So:

• Comparamos = we compare / we’re comparing

The subject pronoun nosotros is omitted because Spanish usually leaves subject pronouns out unless they are needed for emphasis or clarity.

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Why are el amasado and el plegado not verbs here?

Because here they are being used as nouns, not as actions in a finite verb form.

Both amasado and plegado come from verbs:

• amasar = to knead
• plegar = to fold

But in this sentence, el amasado and el plegado mean something like:

• the kneading
• the folding

This is why they take the article el. In Spanish, it is very common to turn an action into a noun this way.

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Why is el used before both amasado and plegado?