¡Sube la montaña con mi amigo!

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Breakdown of ¡Sube la montaña con mi amigo!

• la: the
• mi: my
• con: with
• la montaña: the mountain
• ¡sube: climb

Questions & Answers about ¡Sube la montaña con mi amigo!

Why do we use Sube and not Suba in this sentence?

Sube is the informal singular imperative form of subir (used for tú in Spanish from Spain). Suba would be the formal singular imperative (used for usted).

Why do we use the article la before montaña?

In Spanish, when referring to a specific mountain, you typically use the definite article la. Even if you haven’t mentioned this mountain before, Spanish grammar often uses the article where English might omit it.

Why is con mi amigo used instead of a verb form that indicates going together?

Spanish prefers to add con + person to convey the idea of doing something together. You could say something like Sube la montaña conmigo, but here the speaker specifies mi amigo as the companion, so con mi amigo is the natural choice.

Can we say ¡Súbete la montaña con mi amigo! instead?

Technically, súbete can mean “get on top of something” or “climb on,” but it often carries an added reflexive sense. Sube la montaña is more direct for simply telling someone to climb the mountain. Súbete could be understood, but it reads less naturally for just saying climb the mountain.