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Necesito una computadora y una mesa.

Necesito una computadora y una mesa.
I need a computer and a table.
From Lesson 4:Indefinite articles (un, una)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Necesito una computadora y una mesa.

Why do we use una instead of un here?
In Spanish, words for things have a gender (masculine or feminine), and the word for "a" or "an" has to match it. Both computadora and mesa are feminine words, which you can often guess because they end in -a. Therefore, we use the feminine article una instead of the masculine un.
Do I really have to say una twice? Can I just say una computadora y mesa?
You should say it twice! In English, we often say "a computer and table," dropping the second "a." But in Spanish, you generally need to repeat the article before each noun: una computadora y una mesa.
Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
The verb necesito means "I need." Because the -o ending already tells us exactly who is doing the action, you can drop the Spanish word for "I" (yo). Saying yo necesito is not wrong, but just saying necesito is much more common and natural.
I've also seen the word ordenador used for computer. Why use computadora?
Computadora is the standard word for "computer" in Latin America. Ordenador means the exact same thing, but it is primarily used in Spain.

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