Breakdown of Los investigadores vinieron a la tumba antigua.
los
the (masculine plural)
a
to
venir
to come
el investigador
researcher
la tumba
tomb
antiguo
ancient
Questions & Answers about Los investigadores vinieron a la tumba antigua.
Why is it vinieron instead of "venieron"?
Why use a here instead of en?
The preposition a means "to" and is used to show movement or direction toward a destination. Because the researchers "came to" a place, we use a. En generally means "in" or "on" and is used when you are already at a location.
Why does antigua come after tumba?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like antigua (ancient or old) usually go right after the noun they describe. While we say "ancient tomb" in English, Spanish structures it as "tomb ancient" (tumba antigua).
How do I know if tumba is masculine or feminine?
Tumba ends in -a, which is a strong clue that it is a feminine noun. That is why it uses the feminine article la and why the adjective describing it ends in an "a" as well (antigua instead of antiguo).
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