Word
La roca que piso es resbalosa.
Meaning
The rock that I step on is slippery.
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Questions & Answers about La roca que piso es resbalosa.
Why doesn't this sentence use a word for 'on' like in the English translation?
In English, we say 'step on', but the Spanish verb pisar already means 'to step on' or 'to tread on' all by itself. So, que piso translates perfectly to 'that I step on' without needing an extra preposition like en or sobre.
I thought piso meant 'floor'. Is it acting as a noun here?
Piso is a very common noun meaning 'floor', but here it is the 'yo' (I) form of the verb pisar, which means 'to step' or 'to step on'. Context tells you it's a verb because it comes right after the relative pronoun que (that) to describe the action happening to the rock.
Why do we use es instead of está for 'is slippery'?