Breakdown of La familia a menudo comparte su riqueza con el hospital.
la familia
the family
el hospital
the hospital
su
his/her/its/their/your (formal)
compartir
to share
con
with
a menudo
often
la riqueza
wealth
Questions & Answers about La familia a menudo comparte su riqueza con el hospital.
In English, we sometimes say 'the family share' using a plural verb. Could I use the plural comparten here since a family has many members?
No, in Spanish, collective nouns like familia strictly take a singular verb. Even though a family consists of multiple people, the grammatical subject is the singular entity, so you must use comparte.
Could a menudo be placed at the end of the sentence instead?
Yes! Adverbs of frequency like a menudo are quite flexible in Spanish. You could perfectly say La familia comparte su riqueza con el hospital a menudo or even place it at the very beginning of the sentence.
The word riqueza looks related to rico. How does that ending work?
You spotted it! The suffix -eza is added to certain adjectives to form abstract nouns, similar to '-ness' or '-ty' in English. It changes rico (rich) into riqueza (wealth or richness). Other common B2-level examples include tristeza (sadness) from triste, and belleza (beauty) from bello.
Why is the possessive adjective su used here instead of sus?
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