Breakdown of ¿Ustedes comen pastel para el almuerzo o para la cena?
comer
to eat
ustedes
you (plural)
el almuerzo
lunch
para
for
Questions & Answers about ¿Ustedes comen pastel para el almuerzo o para la cena?
How does the word o work in this sentence?
Do I have to repeat the word para after o?
Why is there an el and a la before the meals? In English we just say "for lunch".
Spanish loves its definite articles (the words for "the", like el and la). While English drops them when talking about having something "for lunch" or "for dinner", Spanish keeps them. So, you literally say "for the lunch" (para el almuerzo) and "for the dinner" (para la cena).
Why is the verb comen instead of comes?