Learn Spanish (Latin America): En octubre, el partido importante es el domingo. - In October, the important game is on Sunday.

En octubre, el partido importante es el domingo.

In October, the important game is on Sunday.

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Questions & Answers about En octubre, el partido importante es el domingo.

Why aren't octubre and domingo capitalized?

In Spanish, months of the year like octubre and days of the week like domingo are not capitalized unless they appear at the very beginning of a sentence.

Do we use en for months just like we use "in" in English?

Yes! To say that something happens "in" a certain month, you use en before the month name. For example, en octubre perfectly matches "in October."

Why does the sentence use el domingo instead of "en domingo" for "on Sunday"?

In Spanish, you don't use a preposition like "on" for days of the week. Instead, you use the definite article el (the). So, el domingo literally means "the Sunday," but it is the correct way to say "on Sunday."

Why is it el partido importante instead of "el importante partido"?

In Spanish, describing words (adjectives) usually come right after the thing they are describing. So the noun for game (partido) comes first, followed by the adjective for important (importante).