Questions & Answers about Ella decide pagar con dólares.
Why is pagar left in its dictionary form instead of being conjugated?
When two verbs are used back-to-back to express a single idea, like "decides to pay", only the first verb is conjugated. Here, decidir changes to decide (she decides), and the second verb, pagar (to pay), stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form.
Why does dólares have an accent mark?
The singular word is dólar. It has an accent on the "o" to show that the spoken stress goes there instead of on the last syllable. When you add "-es" to make it plural (dólares), you add an extra syllable. The accent mark must stay on the "o" to ensure the spoken stress doesn't shift to a different part of the word.
If I wanted to ask "How many dollars?" using this lesson's grammar, how would I do it?
Since dólares is a masculine, plural noun, you would use cuántos. For example, you could ask: ¿Con cuántos dólares decide pagar? (With how many dollars does she decide to pay?). The question word cuántos always matches the gender and number of the noun it describes.