El camino hasta el prado tenía mucha hierba, pero desde allí la cima se veía preciosa al atardecer.

The path to the meadow had a lot of grass, but from there the summit looked beautiful at sunset.

Breakdown of El camino hasta el prado tenía mucha hierba, pero desde allí la cima se veía preciosa al atardecer.

• tener: to have
• pero: but
• desde: from
• el camino: the path

Questions & Answers about El camino hasta el prado tenía mucha hierba, pero desde allí la cima se veía preciosa al atardecer.

Why does it say hasta el prado instead of al prado?

Hasta means as far as or up to, so el camino hasta el prado means the path as far as the meadow or the path leading up to the meadow.

If you used al prado, it would sound more like movement to the meadow itself, not the stretch of path that goes there. Here the sentence is describing the path, so hasta fits better.

What does prado mean exactly? Is it just field?

Not exactly. Prado usually means meadow or grassy field, especially a natural one. It suggests open land with grass, often in a rural or mountain setting.

English field is broader. In Spanish, campo, prado, and césped are not the same:

• prado = meadow, grassy open land
• campo = countryside, field, rural land in general
• césped = lawn grass or turf

So prado gives a more scenic, natural image.

Why is it mucha hierba and not muchas hierbas?