Word
No uses esa crema porque el bebé tiene alergia.
Meaning
Do not use that cream because the baby has an allergy.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of No uses esa crema porque el bebé tiene alergia.
no
no, not
tener
to have
usar
to use / to wear
esa
that (feminine)
Questions & Answers about No uses esa crema porque el bebé tiene alergia.
Why is it no uses instead of no usas?
This is a negative command! When you tell someone not to do something informally (using the tú form), regular -ar verbs like usar (to use) change their ending to -es. While tú usas is a statement meaning "you use", no uses is a command meaning "don't use!"
Why does the Spanish sentence say tiene alergia instead of tiene una alergia ("has an allergy")?
In Spanish, it's very common to drop the indefinite articles un or una (a/an) when talking about medical conditions, symptoms, or illnesses with the verb tener (to have). You simply say the person "has allergy" (tiene alergia).
I always mix up "this" and "that". Why is it esa crema?
Esa means "that" for feminine words like crema. It's used for something near the person you are talking to, or just a little bit away. If the cream were right in your own hands, you would say "this cream" using esta crema. A helpful trick: "This and these have the T's" (esta, este), while "that and those don't" (esa, ese).
Why does bebé have an accent mark on the last 'e'?