En ese quiosco venden periódicos, agua y también tarjetas para el autobús.

At that newsstand they sell newspapers, water, and also bus cards.

Breakdown of En ese quiosco venden periódicos, agua y también tarjetas para el autobús.

• el agua: the water
• en: at
• para: for
• también: also

Questions & Answers about En ese quiosco venden periódicos, agua y también tarjetas para el autobús.

Why does the sentence start with En ese quiosco?

Because Spanish often starts with the place to set the scene first. En ese quiosco means at/in that kiosk/newsstand, and it tells you where the action happens.

You could also say Venden periódicos, agua y también tarjetas para el autobús en ese quiosco, but starting with En ese quiosco sounds very natural.

What does ese mean here, and why not este?

Ese means that. It points to something not right next to the speaker.

A very simple contrast is:

• este quiosco = this kiosk
• ese quiosco = that kiosk
• aquel quiosco = that kiosk over there

So ese is used when the kiosk is not especially close to the speaker.

Why is it venden if there is no subject written?

Spanish often leaves out the subject when it is understood from the verb form. Venden is they sell.

In this sentence, they does not refer to specific people you know. It is an indefinite they, like English:

• They sell newspapers there.
• You can buy newspapers there.

So venden here means something like they sell / they have for sale.

Is this a passive sentence?