Learn Spanish (Latin America): Te voy a cortar las uñas con las tijeras. - I am going to cut your nails with the scissors.

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?

Yes! When you have a phrase with an infinitive verb (like cortar), you can attach the pronoun directly to the end of it. You could say Voy a cortarte las uñas con las tijeras and it would mean exactly the same thing.

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.