Word
Mi abuela suele hojear el periódico mientras desayuna.
Meaning
My grandmother usually leafs through the newspaper while she has breakfast.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Mi abuela suele hojear el periódico mientras desayuna.
mi
my
ella
she
desayunar
to have breakfast
la abuela
the grandmother
Questions & Answers about Mi abuela suele hojear el periódico mientras desayuna.
Why is suele used here, and what does soler mean?
Soler is a very common verb that means to usually do something or to tend to do something.
So:
A key point:
- soler is normally followed by an infinitive
- so suele hojear literally means usually flips through
Some examples:
- Suelo levantarme temprano. = I usually get up early.
- Suelen cenar a las diez. = They usually have dinner at ten.
English often uses usually as an adverb, but Spanish often uses soler + infinitive instead.
Why is hojear in the infinitive instead of being conjugated?