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Necesitamos ventilar el cuarto y lavar la funda ahora mismo.

Necesitamos ventilar el cuarto y lavar la funda ahora mismo.
We need to air out the room and wash the pillowcase right now.
From Lesson 251:Emphasizing pronouns and adverbs (mismo)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Necesitamos ventilar el cuarto y lavar la funda ahora mismo.

Why does mismo not change its ending to match a noun in this sentence?
Because ahora is an adverb (a word that describes when or where something happens), not a noun. Adverbs do not have gender or number. When you attach mismo to an adverb to add emphasis, it always stays in its default masculine singular form.
What exactly does mismo add to ahora?
It adds emphasis, changing the meaning from 'now' to 'right now' or 'immediately'. It highlights the urgency of doing these bedroom chores!
Why don't we conjugate lavar to lavamos?
Both ventilar (to air out) and lavar (to wash) are actions that belong to the main conjugated verb necesitamos (we need). Since they are part of a list of things 'we need to do', they both stay in their infinitive (unconjugated) form.
Does funda always mean 'pillowcase'?
Funda is a very versatile word that means 'case', 'cover', or 'sleeve' in general, such as a phone case or a guitar case. In the context of cleaning a bedroom (el cuarto), it is commonly understood as a pillowcase, though you can also say funda de almohada to be fully specific.

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