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Me encanta el cojín encima del sillón.

Me encanta el cojín encima del sillón.
I love the cushion on top of the armchair.
From Lesson 90:Complex prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me encanta el cojín encima del sillón.

Why does the sentence use del instead of de el?
When the preposition de (which is part of the phrase encima de) is right next to the masculine article el (the), they combine into the contraction del. You must always say encima del sillón instead of encima de el sillón.
Could I just say en el sillón instead of encima del sillón?
Yes, you could. The word en is a general word for 'in', 'on', or 'at'. However, encima de is much more specific. It emphasizes that the cushion is resting physically 'on top of' the armchair, which is very helpful when describing where things are located in a room.
Why is it Me encanta instead of Yo encanto for 'I love'?
The verb encantar works just like the verb gustar. Instead of saying 'I love the cushion', Spanish speakers literally say 'The cushion is enchanting to me.' The pronoun me means 'to me', and the verb form encanta matches the single cushion that is doing the enchanting.
I know silla means chair. Is sillón related to it?
Exactly! A silla is a standard chair, but adding the ending -ón often makes a word mean a larger version of that thing in Spanish. So, a sillón is a big, comfortable chair, like an armchair or a recliner.

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