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El exprimidor nuevo ocupa poco espacio y funciona muy bien.
Meaning
The new juicer takes up little space and works very well.
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Questions & Answers about El exprimidor nuevo ocupa poco espacio y funciona muy bien.
Why is it el exprimidor and not la exprimidora?
Exprimidor is a masculine noun, so it takes el and the adjective also becomes masculine: nuevo.
In this sentence, exprimidor means juicer or citrus press. The ending -dor is very often masculine in Spanish.
If you said la exprimidora, people might understand it in some contexts, but the standard word for the appliance here is el exprimidor.
Why is nuevo after exprimidor?
In Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they are simply describing it:
- el exprimidor nuevo = the new juicer
This is the most neutral, natural order here.
Also, word order can slightly change the nuance:
- el exprimidor nuevo = the juicer that is new
- el nuevo exprimidor = can sound a bit more like the new juicer as a category, model, or recently introduced item
So el exprimidor nuevo is a very normal way to say it.
What does ocupa poco espacio mean literally?