Breakdown of Sacamos el adobo de la nevera portátil para la parrillada.
para
for
de
from
sacar
to take out
el adobo
the marinade
Questions & Answers about Sacamos el adobo de la nevera portátil para la parrillada.
Why is there no nosotros before sacamos?
Spanish often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.
- saco = I take out
- sacas = you take out
- sacamos = we take out / we took out
So sacamos already means we. You could say Nosotros sacamos..., but it is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.
Does sacamos mean we take out or we took out?
It can mean either one.
For -ar verbs, the nosotros form of the present and the preterite is often identical:
- sacamos = we take out
- sacamos = we took out
Context tells you which one is meant.
- Ahora sacamos el adobo... = now we take out the marinade...
- Ayer sacamos el adobo... = yesterday we took out the marinade...
This is very normal in Spanish.
Why is sacar used here?
Because sacar is the normal verb for take out, remove, or get something out of somewhere.
The pattern is:
sacar algo de algún sitio = to take something out of somewhere
So:
- Sacamos el adobo de la nevera portátil = we take / took the marinade out of the portable cooler
In many everyday situations, sacar is more natural than trying to translate English word for word.