Breakdown of Ella bebe agua y té en el desayuno.
ella
she
y
and
en
in / on / at
beber
to drink
el desayuno
the breakfast
el agua
the water (f)
el té
the tea
Questions & Answers about Ella bebe agua y té en el desayuno.
Why does the verb beber change to bebe here?
Why does the word té have an accent mark?
The written accent tells the noun té (tea) apart from the pronoun te (which means "you" or "to you"). Because they are pronounced exactly the same way, the accent is the only way to tell them apart in writing.
Why do we use en for "at" breakfast?
In Spanish, to say you eat or drink something "for" or "at" a meal, you typically use the preposition en (which means in, on, or at) followed by the name of the meal. So, en el desayuno literally means "in the breakfast."
Why is there no word for "the" before agua and té?
Just like in English, when you are talking about consuming an unspecified amount of an uncountable thing (like "water" or "tea" in general), you leave out the definite article like el or la.
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