El confeti cubrió la calle.

the street

Breakdown of El confeti cubrió la calle.

• cubrir: to cover
• el confeti: the confetti

Questions & Answers about El confeti cubrió la calle.

Why is it el confeti and not just confeti?

In Spanish, nouns are often used with an article more often than in English. So el confeti is completely natural.

Here, confeti is a masculine noun, so it takes el in the singular:

• el confeti
• mucho confeti

Even though English often says just confetti, Spanish commonly uses the article.

Is confeti singular or plural?

In this sentence, confeti is treated as a singular mass noun. It works a bit like sand or snow in English: it refers to a substance or collection, not necessarily to one single piece.

That is why the verb is singular:

• El confeti cubrió... = singular subject

You may sometimes see confetis, but confeti is the normal form when talking about confetti in general.

Why is the verb cubrió?

Cubrió is the third-person singular preterite of cubrir (to cover).

It is used because the subject is singular:

• el confeti → cubrió

And the preterite is used because the sentence describes a completed action in the past: the confetti covered the street.