Word
La farmacéutica me dio un frasco pequeño de crema para la piel.
Meaning
The pharmacist gave me a small bottle of cream for my skin.
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Breakdown of La farmacéutica me dio un frasco pequeño de crema para la piel.
un
a
pequeño
small
me
me
para
for
Questions & Answers about La farmacéutica me dio un frasco pequeño de crema para la piel.
Why does farmacéutica end in -a? Does it mean the pharmacist is a woman?
Yes. In this sentence, la farmacéutica means the female pharmacist.
In Spanish, many profession words change form depending on the person's gender:
- el farmacéutico = the male pharmacist
- la farmacéutica = the female pharmacist
The article la also shows that the person is feminine.
A useful extra note: farmacéutica can also be an adjective meaning pharmaceutical, but here it is clearly a noun meaning pharmacist.
Why is there a me in me dio?
Me is an indirect object pronoun, meaning to me.
So:
- dio = gave
- me dio = gave me / gave to me
Spanish usually uses these pronouns even when English might not emphasize them.
Compare:
- Me dio un frasco. = She gave me a jar/bottle.
- Le dio un frasco a Ana. = She gave Ana a jar/bottle.
In your sentence, me shows who received the item.
Why is it dio and not daba or ha dado?