Learn Spanish (Latin America): Ella siempre olvida su gorra aquí.

Ella siempre olvida su gorra aquí.

She always forgets her cap here.

Breakdown of Ella siempre olvida su gorra aquí.

his/her/its/their/your (formal)

siempre

always

Questions & Answers about Ella siempre olvida su gorra aquí.

The current lesson is about possessive pronouns like la suya (hers). Why does this sentence use su instead?

Su is a possessive adjective, which means it must sit right next to the noun it describes (su gorra). You only use the pronoun la suya if you drop the noun entirely to say 'hers'. For example: Ella siempre olvida la suya aquí (She always forgets hers here).

I thought 'to forget' was a reflexive verb (olvidarse). Why is it just olvida here?

You can say 'to forget' in two ways in Spanish. You can use the standard verb olvidar directly before the object, like we see here (olvida su gorra). You can also use the reflexive olvidarse, but that requires the word de before the object (se olvida de su gorra). Both mean the exact same thing!

Does the word siempre (always) have to go before the verb?

Usually, yes. Adverbs that tell you how often something happens, like siempre (always) and nunca (never), sound the most natural when placed right before the main verb.

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