Learn Spanish (Latin America): Ya hemos envuelto el jarrón frágil. - We have already wrapped the fragile vase.

Ya hemos envuelto el jarrón frágil.

We have already wrapped the fragile vase.

Breakdown of Ya hemos envuelto el jarrón frágil.

already / now (right now)

Questions & Answers about Ya hemos envuelto el jarrón frágil.

Can I put ya between hemos and envuelto, like how we say 'have already wrapped' in English?

No, in Spanish you can never separate the two parts of the present perfect (hemos and envuelto). Words like ya (already) usually go right before the helping verb, which is why it sits before hemos in this sentence.

What is the infinitive (dictionary form) of envuelto, and why doesn't it end in -ado or -ido?

The verb is envolver (to wrap). It has an irregular past participle. If you remember that the verb volver (to return) irregularly becomes vuelto, it helps to know that envolver follows the exact same pattern to become envuelto.

Why does frágil come after jarrón?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like frágil (fragile) almost always come after the noun they describe. This is the opposite of English, where we put the adjective first.

Why do both jarrón and frágil have written accent marks?