Question 1

Why is lo attached to the end of Péselo?

Accepted Answer

When you give an affirmative command (telling someone to do something), you must attach object pronouns directly to the end of the verb. Here, pese (weigh) plus lo (him/it) becomes one single word: péselo.

Question 2

Why does Péselo have an accent mark when pese doesn't?

Accepted Answer

The natural spoken stress in the command pese falls on the first syllable (pe-se). When we attach lo to the end, we add an extra syllable. To keep the stress on that same pe sound rather than letting it shift to the end of the new word, Spanish requires us to add a written accent mark: péselo.

Question 3

Why use pese instead of pesa for "weigh"?

Accepted Answer

Pese is the formal usted command for pesar (to weigh). You would use this if you were speaking politely to a receptionist or vet tech. If you were talking to a friend or family member, you would use the informal tú command: pésalo.

Question 4

Why does the sentence use está enfermo instead of es enfermo?

Accepted Answer

We use the verb estar (conjugated here as está) for health, feelings, and conditions. Since being sick is a temporary physical state for the dog, está is the correct choice.

Question 5

Why is it para el veterinario and not por el veterinario?

Accepted Answer

We use para when talking about a recipient, destination, or purpose. Here, the veterinarian is the recipient of the information, so the action is done para (for) them.

El perro está enfermo. Péselo para el veterinario, por favor.

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