Breakdown of El letrero dice que no se permiten las mascotas.
no
no, not
las
the (feminine plural)
que
that / than
decir
to say, to tell
Questions & Answers about El letrero dice que no se permiten las mascotas.
Why is the verb plural (permiten) instead of singular (permite)?
Why do we need las before mascotas? The English translation just says "pets".
In Spanish, when you talk about a general category of things and they are the subject of the sentence, you must include the definite article (el, la, los, or las). Because of the se construction, las mascotas is technically the subject here, so it needs the las.
Could I use la señal or la firma instead of el letrero for "sign"?
Is it normal to say a physical sign "says" something (dice) in Spanish?