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Questions & Answers about El precio incluye propina.
Why is it el precio and not la precio?
Because precio is a masculine noun in Spanish, so it takes the masculine definite article el. Gender in Spanish is grammatical, not always logical, and must be learned with each noun: el precio (the price), la propina (the tip).
What verb form is incluye, and why does it have a y?
Incluye is the third-person singular present indicative of incluir (to include): it literally means “includes.” Verbs ending in -uir (not -guir) insert a y before endings in all forms except nosotros and vosotros:
- yo incluyo
- tú incluyes
- él/ella/usted incluye
- nosotros incluimos
- vosotros incluís
- ellos/ustedes incluyen
Do I need the article before propina? Why not la propina?
Both are possible:
- El precio incluye propina: common in lists/ads to state what’s included, like “includes breakfast.”
- El precio incluye la propina: equally correct; it sounds a bit more specific, as in “the (expected) tip for this service is included.”
There’s no change in overall meaning; it’s a stylistic/register choice.