Breakdown of Debes respirar profundo para descansar el cuerpo.
descansar
to rest
para
for
profundo
deep / deeply
deber
must / should
respirar
to breathe
el cuerpo
body
Questions & Answers about Debes respirar profundo para descansar el cuerpo.
Why is it debes respirar and not debes que respirar?
Why is it profundo instead of profundamente if it translates to deeply?
In everyday Spanish, certain adjectives like profundo (deep) are often used as adverbs to describe how an action is done. While profundamente is also correct, respirar profundo is a very common and natural way to say to breathe deeply.
Why do we use para before descansar?
When you want to express purpose, meaning in order to do something, you use para followed by an infinitive verb. Here, para descansar simply means in order to rest.
Why does the sentence use el cuerpo (the body) instead of tu cuerpo (your body)?
In Spanish, we usually use definite articles (like el or la) instead of possessive words (like tu or mi) when talking about body parts. Because the verb debes tells us that you are the one breathing, it is already obvious that it is your body resting.
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