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Ustedes miden el extracto de vainilla.

Ustedes miden el extracto de vainilla.
You measure the vanilla extract.
From Lesson 411:Persistent repetition (verb + que + verb)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ustedes miden el extracto de vainilla.

The current lesson covers the "verb + que + verb" repetition structure. How would I apply that here to say "You measure and measure the vanilla extract"?
You take the conjugated verb miden and repeat it with que in the middle, creating the phrase Ustedes miden que miden el extracto de vainilla. This emphasizes that the action of measuring is happening persistently or repeatedly.
Why is the verb conjugated as miden and not meden?
The infinitive is medir (to measure), which is an e-to-i stem-changing verb. In the present tense, the e in the stem changes to i for all forms except nosotros and vosotros, giving us yo mido, tú mides, and ustedes miden.
Why does the sentence use extracto de vainilla instead of just putting the words in the English order like "vainilla extracto"?
Spanish doesn't stack nouns together like English does, where "vanilla" acts as an adjective for "extract". Instead, you have to use the preposition de to link the two nouns, literally saying "extract of vanilla".
Can I drop the word Ustedes in this sentence?
Yes, you can simply say Miden el extracto de vainilla if the context makes it completely clear who you are talking to. However, since miden can also mean "they measure", keeping Ustedes is often helpful to avoid confusion if the subject hasn't been established.

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