Breakdown of Mi abuelo está escribiendo un libro sobre la práctica del ajedrez.
el abuelo
the grandfather
el libro
the book
un
a, an (masculine)
estar
to be (location/state)
mi
my
escribir
to write
del
from the / of the
el ajedrez
chess
sobre
on / over / about (a topic)
la práctica
the practice
Questions & Answers about Mi abuelo está escribiendo un libro sobre la práctica del ajedrez.
How would I change this sentence to apply the current lesson and say he has been writing the book for a year?
Why does it say del ajedrez instead of just de ajedrez?
In Spanish, names of games and sports generally require the definite article. Because chess is el ajedrez, combining the preposition de and the article el creates the mandatory contraction del. In English, we just say "chess," but Spanish needs that article!
Why does práctica have an accent mark?
In this sentence, práctica is a noun meaning "practice." The accent mark indicates that the spoken stress falls on the third-to-last syllable. It also helps distinguish it from the verb practica (he/she practices), which is stressed on the second-to-last syllable and does not have a written accent mark.
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