Breakdown of ¡Estoy a punto de resbalar en el piso mojado!
de
from / of
en
in / on / at
estar
to be (location/state)
a
to
el piso
the floor
el punto
dot / point
mojado
wet
resbalar
to slip
Questions & Answers about ¡Estoy a punto de resbalar en el piso mojado!
How do I use estar a punto de to say I am 'about to' do something?
This phrase translates to 'to be about to.' You conjugate the verb estar to match the subject (here, estoy for 'I am'), add the set phrase a punto de, and then always follow it with an infinitive (unconjugated) verb, which in this case is resbalar (to slip).
Why isn't the verb resbalar conjugated here?
In Spanish, whenever a verb comes directly after a preposition like de, it must be in the infinitive form. Since a punto de ends with the preposition de, the action that follows it must stay as an infinitive.
I've seen suelo used for 'floor.' Is there a difference between piso and suelo here?
They are often used interchangeably, but in Latin America, piso is the most common word for an indoor floor (or a level of a building). The word suelo more frequently refers to the ground outside, the soil, or the natural earth.
What kind of word is mojado in this sentence?
It is a past participle being used as an adjective to mean 'wet,' coming from the verb mojar (to get wet). It ends in -o because it must agree in gender and number with the masculine singular noun it describes, which is el piso.
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