Learn Spanish (Latin America): Ellas usan el teléfono temprano en la mañana.

Ellas usan el teléfono temprano en la mañana.

They use the phone early in the morning.

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Questions & Answers about Ellas usan el teléfono temprano en la mañana.

Why is the verb spelled usan instead of just usar?

Usar means "to use". Because we are talking about ellas (they), we need to change the ending to match the subject. For regular verbs that end in -ar, we drop the -ar and add -an for "they", giving us usan.

Could I use ellos instead of ellas for "they"?

Yes, but it changes who you are talking about. Ellas specifically means a group of females. You would use ellos if the group was all male or a mix of males and females.

Doesn't mañana usually mean "tomorrow"?

It can mean both! When used by itself as a time word, mañana means "tomorrow". But when you put "the" in front of it (la mañana), it means "the morning".

Since mañana is feminine, shouldn't temprano be feminine too (temprana)?

No, because temprano (early) isn't describing the morning here; it's describing when they use the phone. It acts as an adverb, and adverbs in Spanish always keep their original form—they don't change to match masculine or feminine words.