Breakdown of Pongo la fruta fresca en la mesa después de comprarla.
yo
I
la
the
después de
after
la fruta
the fruit
fresco
fresh
la mesa
the table
comprar
to buy
en
on
poner
to put
Questions & Answers about Pongo la fruta fresca en la mesa después de comprarla.
Why does the sentence use the verb pongo instead of another form?
In Spanish, pongo is the first-person singular (yo) present tense form of the verb poner (to put). This means “I put.” In other words, you are saying I put the fresh fruit on the table.
Why is the adjective fresca placed after the noun fruta?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives typically come after the noun rather than before it. So you say la fruta fresca (literally “the fruit fresh”) instead of la fresca fruta.
What does después de comprarla mean?
It literally translates to after buying it. Después de means “after,” and comprarla is “to buy it.” The -la at the end of comprarla refers back to la fruta.
Why do we attach la to the end of comprar in comprarla?
When you have an infinitive verb in Spanish, you can attach the direct object pronoun to the end of that verb. Since fruta is feminine and singular, the direct object pronoun is la. So comprar la fruta becomes comprarla.
Why do we say en la mesa instead of something else?
In Spanish, en usually means “on” or “in.” Saying en la mesa indicates that you are placing the fruit directly on top of or onto the table, which matches the meaning of I put the fresh fruit on the table.
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