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Mi hermana prefiere una tarrina de vainilla porque dice que así el helado no se derrite tan rápido.
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My sister prefers a tub of vanilla because she says that this way the ice cream does not melt so quickly.
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Questions & Answers about Mi hermana prefiere una tarrina de vainilla porque dice que así el helado no se derrite tan rápido.
Why is it prefiere and not prefera or preferé?
Prefiere is the third-person singular present tense of preferir: mi hermana prefiere = my sister prefers.
Preferir is a stem-changing verb in the present tense:
The e in the stem changes to ie in most forms, so prefiere is the correct form here.
What exactly does tarrina mean here?
In Spain, una tarrina usually means a small tub, cup, or container, especially for food like ice cream.
So una tarrina de vainilla means something like:
- a tub of vanilla ice cream
- a cup of vanilla ice cream
In an ice-cream context in Spain, tarrina is very natural. It contrasts with something like:
- un cucurucho = a cone
So the sentence suggests she prefers ice cream in a cup/tub, not necessarily in a cone.