Breakdown of Yo tengo calor y decido abrir la ventana.
yo
I
y
and
la ventana
the window
abrir
to open
decidir
to decide
tener calor
to be hot (person)
Questions & Answers about Yo tengo calor y decido abrir la ventana.
Why does it say tengo calor instead of using the verb estar for "I am hot"?
In Spanish, you use the verb tener (to have) for certain physical feelings like being hot, cold, hungry, or thirsty. So, instead of saying "I am hot," you literally say "I have heat" (tengo calor). If you use estar and say estoy caliente, it usually means something completely different (often meaning "I am feeling sexually aroused" or having a physical fever)!
Why does decidir end in an "-o" here (decido)? I thought it was an "-ir" verb.
Why is abrir left in its dictionary form instead of being conjugated?
When two verbs go together like this, usually only the first one gets conjugated to match the person doing the action. The first verb is decido (I decide), and the second verb stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form, abrir (to open). This matches English perfectly: "I decide to open".
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