Breakdown of Te lo muestro: el tanque del coral viene a necesitar cien litros más.
necesitar
to need
a
to
del
from the / of the
te
to you / you (direct object)
cien
one hundred
lo
it / him (direct object)
más
more
mostrar
to show
venir a
to amount to / come to (approximately)
el tanque
the tank
el litro
the liter
el coral
the coral
Questions & Answers about Te lo muestro: el tanque del coral viene a necesitar cien litros más.
How exactly does viene a necesitar translate to "ends up needing"?
The structure venir a + infinitive is a summarizing periphrasis. It is used to express the final result or conclusion of a process, thought, or calculation. In this sentence, after assessing the situation, the final conclusion is that the tank "comes to need" or "ends up needing" the extra water. It can also imply a slight approximation, like saying it needs "roughly" 100 more liters.
The translation says "I'll show it to you," so why is Te lo muestro in the present tense?
In Spanish, the present tense is heavily used for immediate future actions, offers, or intentions that are happening right in the moment. Saying Te lo muestro is like saying "Let me show it to you" or "I'm going to show you right now." Using the actual future tense (Te lo mostraré) would sound too distant, formal, or delayed for this context.
Why does the sentence use del coral instead of just de coral?
Just to be sure, why is it cien litros instead of ciento litros or cientos litros?
The number exactly equal to 100 is always cien, and it does not change for gender or pluralize when placed directly in front of the noun it counts (like litros). You only use ciento for the numbers 101 through 199 (for example, ciento un litros).
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