Learn Spanish (Latin America): No comas la papilla porque es para el bebé. - Do not eat the baby food because it is for the baby.

No comas la papilla porque es para el bebé.

Do not eat the baby food because it is for the baby.

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Questions & Answers about No comas la papilla porque es para el bebé.

Why is it comas instead of comes?

This is a negative command telling someone not to do something. For regular -er and -ir verbs like comer, the negative tú command changes the ending to -as. So while tú comes is the statement 'you eat', no comas is the command 'do not eat!'. This is often called the 'opposite vowel' rule because -er verbs take an 'a' ending.

Why do we use para instead of por for 'for the baby'?

You use para when talking about a recipient or destination. Since the baby is the recipient of the food, para is the correct choice. Using por here would sound like you are doing it 'on behalf of' the baby instead of giving the food to them.

Why does this sentence use es (from ser) instead of está (from estar)?

We use ser to talk about identity, origin, and intended purpose. When you say who an object is for using para, you will always use ser because you are identifying its core purpose, rather than a temporary state.

Does papilla just mean 'baby food'?