Crafting Perfumes
Let's explore some vocabulary for crafting fragrances, such as destilar (to distill) and diluir (to dilute).
| I start to distill the floral essence. | Empiezo a destilar la esencia floral. |
| It is here where I dilute the extract. | Es aquí donde diluyo el extracto. |
Persistent Repetition: Verb + que + Verb
To express that an action happens continuously or persistently, use this common structure: conjugated verb + que + same conjugated verb.
This is equivalent to repeating the English verb with "and" in the middle (like "mixes and mixes" or "shakes and shakes").
| She mixes and mixes the jasmine. | Ella mezcla que mezcla el jazmín. |
| You shake and shake the formula. | Tú agitas que agitas la fórmula. |
| He sells and sells the perfume. | Él vende que vende el perfume. |
Matching the Subject
Both verbs must be conjugated exactly the same way to match the subject. If "I" am doing the distilling, both verbs take the yo form.
| I distill and distill the jasmine essence. | Yo destilo que destilo la esencia de jazmín. |
| You dilute and dilute the extract with water. | Tú diluyes que diluyes el extracto con agua. |
This structure works with any verb, even those with stem changes like oler (to smell), which changes to huele.
| The expert smells and smells the vanilla. | El experto huele que huele la vainilla. |
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