Learn Spanish (Latin America): No he pisado el juguete roto.

No he pisado el juguete roto.

I have not stepped on the broken toy.

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Questions & Answers about No he pisado el juguete roto.

Why is the word for "broken" roto? Isn't the verb romper?

Yes, the verb is romper. Normally, an -er verb gets an -ido ending for its past participle, but romper is irregular. Its past participle is roto, not "rompido". You will use roto both when forming perfect tenses (like "have broken") and as an adjective, like in this sentence.

Why doesn't pisado change its ending, but roto can?

Pisado (stepped) is part of the compound verb he pisado (I have stepped). When a past participle follows a form of the helping verb haber, it always ends in -o. However, roto (broken) is being used as an adjective here to describe el juguete (the toy). Adjectives must match the noun's gender and number, so it would change if the noun were feminine, like la silla rota (the broken chair).

Why is there no word for "on" after pisado?

In English, we say "step on" a toy. In Spanish, the verb pisar translates to the entire action of "stepping on" or "trampling." You do not need to add a translation for "on" like en or sobre; the verb does all the work!

What is he doing in this sentence?