El guardia nota los lentes que usa la mujer.
The guard notices the glasses that the woman is wearing.
Breakdown of El guardia nota los lentes que usa la mujer.
usar
to use / to wear
la mujer
the woman
que
that / than
el guardia
the guard
los lentes
the glasses
notar
to notice
Questions & Answers about El guardia nota los lentes que usa la mujer.
Why do we use que here instead of a word for 'which'?
In Spanish, que is the most common relative pronoun. It can mean 'that', 'which', or 'who'. Here, it links the glasses (los lentes) to the description of them. You rarely need a special word for 'which'; que does the job perfectly!
Why is the word order que usa la mujer instead of que la mujer usa?
The translation says 'is wearing', but doesn't usa mean 'uses'?
Yes, the verb usar literally means 'to use'. However, in Latin American Spanish, it is the standard way to say 'to wear' when talking about clothing and accessories like glasses, watches, hats, and even perfume.
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