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Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): Reparte las brochetas. - Hand out the skewers.

Hardcore Spanish (Spain)
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Reparte las brochetas.

Reparte las brochetas.

Hand out the skewers.

Breakdown of Reparte las brochetas.

the food skewer

to distribute; hand out

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Questions & Answers about Reparte las brochetas.

What form is reparte here?

Here reparte is most naturally the affirmative informal singular command (tú) of repartir.

So Reparte las brochetas. is telling one person, informally, to hand out or distribute the skewers.

A useful thing to know is that reparte can also be the present tense form for he/she/usted:

Él reparte las brochetas = He hands out the skewers
Usted reparte las brochetas = You (formal) hand out the skewers

So context tells you whether it is a command or a statement.

Why isn’t there a subject like tú in the sentence?

Because Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

In commands, this is especially common:

Reparte las brochetas. = normal
Tú reparte las brochetas. = possible, but more emphatic

English usually needs you, but Spanish often does not.

How do I know this is a command and not he/she distributes the skewers?

By context.

On its own, reparte is ambiguous:

Reparte las brochetas. could be a command: Hand out the skewers.
It could also be part of a statement: He/She hands out the skewers.

In real life, things like tone of voice, surrounding sentences, or the situation make it clear. In a recipe, instruction list, or spoken direction, it will usually be understood as a command.

What is the infinitive of reparte, and how is this command formed?

The infinitive is repartir, meaning to distribute, to hand out, or sometimes to share out.

For a regular -ir verb, the affirmative tú command is formed with the same shape as the él/ella/usted present form:

repartir
él/ella/usted reparte
tú command: reparte

So:

repartir → reparte

What would the negative command be?

The negative tú command is:

No repartas las brochetas. = Don’t hand out the skewers.

This is different from the affirmative:

Reparte = do it
No repartas = don’t do it

That change is very common in Spanish commands.

Why is it las brochetas?

Because brochetas is:

feminine
plural

So the correct definite article is las.

Compare:

la brocheta = the skewer
las brochetas = the skewers

The article must match the noun in gender and number.

What exactly does brochetas mean in Spanish from Spain?

In Spain, brocheta usually means a skewer or a kebab-style food item with pieces of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, etc. on a stick.

So las brochetas can refer to:

the skewers themselves as prepared food items
the portions of food on skewers being served

Depending on context, English might say the skewers or the kebabs.

Could I omit las and just say Reparte brochetas?

You could, but it changes the feel.

Reparte las brochetas sounds like you mean the specific skewers already known in the situation.
Reparte brochetas sounds more general, like hand out skewers as a type of item.

In many everyday situations, Spanish prefers the article when talking about specific things present in the context.

How would I say this formally or to more than one person in Spain?

In Spain, you would change the command depending on who you are addressing:

tú: Reparte las brochetas.
usted: Reparta las brochetas.
vosotros: Repartid las brochetas.
ustedes: Repartan las brochetas.

So if you are speaking to a group informally in Spain, Repartid las brochetas is the natural version.

Can I replace las brochetas with a pronoun?

Yes. You can replace it with las:

Repártelas. = Hand them out.

Notice the written accent in Repártelas. It is added to keep the stress in the right place when the pronoun is attached to the command.

This is very common in Spanish:

Reparte las brochetas
Repártelas

How is Reparte las brochetas pronounced?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

reparte ≈ reh-PAR-teh
las ≈ lahs
brochetas ≈ broh-CHAY-tahs

rePARte
broCHEtas

A few useful details:

The r in reparte is a single tapped r, not the strong rolled rr
ch is like English ch in church
In standard Spain Spanish, there is no special tricky sound in this sentence like the z or soft c

Is repartir the best verb here, or could I use servir?

Both can work, but they are not exactly the same.

repartir = to distribute, hand out, share among people
servir = to serve

So:

Reparte las brochetas focuses on giving them out
Sirve las brochetas focuses more on serving the food

If the idea is that someone should pass them around to people, repartir is a very natural choice.

What would the singular version be?

The singular version would be:

Reparte la brocheta.

That means Hand out the skewer or Give out the skewer, depending on context.

Compare:

la brocheta = one skewer
las brochetas = more than one skewer

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