Breakdown of Empiezo a destilar la esencia floral.
a
to
empezar
to start / to begin
la esencia
the essence
destilar
to distill
floral
floral
Questions & Answers about Empiezo a destilar la esencia floral.
Since this lesson teaches the repetition structure, how would I apply it to the verb in this sentence to say someone is endlessly distilling?
You would use the third-person singular form of the verb, add que, and repeat the verb. For destilar, the phrase becomes destila que destila. For example, you could say Pasa el día destila que destila to mean they spend the whole day endlessly and persistently distilling.
Why do we need the preposition a after empiezo here?
In Spanish, verbs that express the start of an action, such as empezar and comenzar, always require the preposition a when followed by an infinitive. Therefore, it is always empezar a hacer algo (to start to do something).
Does the adjective floral always have to come after esencia?
Is the verb destilar used figuratively as well, just like in English?
Absolutely. While here it is used literally to extract an essence, you will often hear it used figuratively at this level to describe someone exuding a strong emotion, such as destilar veneno (to ooze poison, often said of a malicious person) or destilar alegría (to radiate joy).
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