Breakdown of ¿Puedes ver aquel horizonte?
ver
to see / to look / appear
poder
to be able to / can
aquel
that (far away)
el horizonte
horizon
Questions & Answers about ¿Puedes ver aquel horizonte?
Why is it aquel instead of ese if both mean "that"?
Spanish has two words for "that". Use ese (or esa) for things that are somewhat close to you or the person you are talking to. Use aquel (or aquella) for things that are far away in the distance, like the horizon. It translates roughly to "that over there."
Is horizonte masculine? How do you know to use aquel instead of aquella?
Yes, horizonte is a masculine noun, so it needs the masculine adjective aquel. Nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, so you often just have to memorize their gender.
I thought masculine forms usually ended in "o". Why isn't it aquello horizonte?
This is a common trap! For masculine nouns, the adjectives are este (this), ese (that), and aquel (that over there). The words ending in "o" like esto, eso, and aquello are "neuter" pronouns. They are used for unknown things, general situations, or abstract ideas, but never directly in front of a noun like horizonte.
Why isn't the verb ver conjugated to match "you"?
Because puedes is already conjugated. In Spanish, when two verbs are paired together like "can see" (puedes ver), only the first verb changes to match the person doing the action. The second verb always stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form.
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