Breakdown of Te voy a cortar las uñas con las tijeras.
con
with
ir
to go
te
to you / you (direct object)
cortar
to cut
la tijera
the scissors
la uña
the nail
Questions & Answers about Te voy a cortar las uñas con las tijeras.
Why does the sentence use las uñas instead of tus uñas?
In Spanish, when talking about body parts, you usually use the definite article (el, la, los, las) instead of a possessive word like "your" (tus). Because the sentence starts with Te (to/for you), it is already clear whose nails are being cut.
Why is Te at the very beginning of the sentence?
Te is an object pronoun that indicates who is affected by the action—in this case, "you." Spanish often puts these pronouns before the conjugated verb (voy). The literal translation is "To you I am going to cut the nails."
Is it possible to put Te somewhere else in the sentence?
Why is it con las tijeras rather than just con tijeras?
In English, we often drop the word "the" and just say "with scissors." Spanish prefers to use the definite article (las) when referring to specific tools or instruments used for an action. Also, just like in English, tijeras is plural even for a single pair of scissors.
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