Breakdown of La pescadera me recomendó unas gambas muy frescas.
muy
very
me
me
fresco
fresh
recomendar
to recommend
Questions & Answers about La pescadera me recomendó unas gambas muy frescas.
Why is it la pescadera?
Pescadera means fishmonger / fish seller and it is the feminine form.
- el pescadero = a male fishmonger
- la pescadera = a female fishmonger
So this sentence tells you that the person who made the recommendation was a woman.
Also, notice the ending:
- -o often marks a masculine noun
- -a often marks a feminine noun
That pattern is very common for jobs and people, though not universal.
What does me do in this sentence?
Me means to me here.
In La pescadera me recomendó unas gambas muy frescas, the fishmonger recommended the prawns/shrimp to me.
So me is an indirect object pronoun:
- me = to me
- te = to you
- le = to him / to her / to you (formal)
English often says either:
- She recommended some very fresh prawns to me
- She recommended me some very fresh prawns
Why is it recomendó with an accent?