Learn Spanish (Latin America): Yo descanso en el sofá en la mañana.

Yo descanso en el sofá en la mañana.

I rest on the sofa in the morning.

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Questions & Answers about Yo descanso en el sofá en la mañana.

Why does the verb descansar change to descanso here?

Descansar is a regular verb ending in -ar. To say "I do" something (the yo form) with these verbs, you remove the -ar and add -o. So, descansar (to rest) becomes descanso (I rest).

Do I always need to say Yo before descanso?

No, it is optional! Because the -o ending on descanso already tells us that "I" am the one resting, you can just say Descanso en el sofá... Native speakers often drop the yo unless they want to add emphasis or avoid confusion.

The word sofá ends in an 'a'. Why does it use el instead of la?

Most words ending in 'a' in Spanish are feminine, but sofá is one of the rule-breakers. It is a masculine word, so it always takes el (the) or un (a). You just have to memorize this one as an exception!

Why is the word en used for both "on" the sofa and "in" the morning?