Breakdown of ¿Quieres probar la salsa? Te la paso.
querer
to want
pasar
to come in / to pass / to spend / have (time)
te
to you / you (direct object)
la
it / her (direct object)
la salsa
the sauce
probar
to try (taste) / to test / try out
Questions & Answers about ¿Quieres probar la salsa? Te la paso.
Why is the order Te la paso and not Te paso la?
In Spanish, object pronouns like te (to you) and la (it) must go immediately before the conjugated verb (paso). When you have two pronouns together, the indirect object (who receives the action, te) always comes before the direct object (the thing being acted on, la).
Why do we use la instead of lo for "it" here?
The translation says "I will pass", but isn't paso the present tense "I pass"?
Yes, paso is the present tense. In Spanish, it is very common to use the present tense for immediate future actions or quick offers, which is why "I will pass it to you" is the most natural English translation here.
Why is probar left in its infinitive form instead of being conjugated?
When two verbs work together in a phrase like "want to try", only the first verb is conjugated (Quieres, meaning "you want"). The second verb stays in its infinitive or dictionary form (probar, meaning "to try").
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