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¿Has visto el pedazo del jarrón?

¿Has visto el pedazo del jarrón?
Have you seen the piece of the vase?
From Lesson 116:Irregular past participles (hecho, dicho, visto)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about ¿Has visto el pedazo del jarrón?

Why is the word visto used instead of a regular ending like "vido"?
Visto is the irregular past participle of the verb ver (to see). While most Spanish verbs ending in -er form this part by adding -ido (like comido), ver is a common exception. You just have to memorize that "seen" is always visto.
Why does the sentence use has for "have" instead of tienes?
In Spanish, there are two verbs that mean "to have". Tener is used for owning or possessing things. Haber is used as a "helping verb" to talk about things you have done. Here, has is the "you" form of haber, which pairs directly with visto to mean "have you seen".
Why is it del jarrón instead of de el jarrón?
Whenever the word de (of/from) is followed directly by the masculine "the" (el), they are forced to combine into the contraction del. So, de + el jarrón becomes del jarrón. Just remember this only happens with el (the), not with él (he).
Could I use pieza instead of pedazo to say "piece" here?
Usually, no. Pedazo specifically refers to a torn, cut, or broken fragment of something (like a chunk of bread or a shattered piece of this vase). Pieza is used for a whole, functional part of a set, like a puzzle piece, a spare part for a machine, or a chess piece.

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