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Questions & Answers about Estudio alemán.
Why isn’t yo included?
Because Spanish often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.
- estudio = I study
- so yo estudio and estudio both mean I study
In this sentence, yo is unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast, such as:
- Yo estudio alemán, pero ella estudia francés.
(I study German, but she studies French.)
What exactly is estudio here?
Here, estudio is the first person singular present tense of the verb estudiar.
So:
- estudiar = to study
- estudio = I study
It can also be a noun in other contexts, where estudio means study or studio, but in Estudio alemán, it is clearly the verb.
Why is alemán not preceded by el or un?