Breakdown of Aquí cobran en dólares.
Questions & Answers about Aquí cobran en dólares.
Why isn't there a subject like ellos before cobran?
In Spanish, using the third-person plural without a pronoun is a common way to express an impersonal 'they.' It is used when talking about a business, an organization, or an unspecified group of people, similar to saying 'This place charges in dollars.' Does cobrar mean to charge here? I have also seen it used to mean earning money.
Exactly. Cobrar refers to receiving money, but it translates differently depending on the context. For a worker, it means to get paid or to earn, such as cobrar el sueldo. For a business or service provider, as in this sentence, it means to charge or to collect a payment. Why is it en dólares rather than con dólares?
When specifying the currency or medium of exchange, Spanish uses the preposition en. This applies to phrases like en pesos, en euros, or en efectivo for cash. You would only use con when referring to the physical item you hand over, such as pagué con un billete de cien. How could I change this sentence to exclaim 'The amount of dollars they charge here!' using the structures from this lesson?
You would use the ¡la de... que...! structure because dólares is a noun. You could say ¡La de dólares que cobran aquí! to express shock at the high amount of money they are asking for. What if I wanted to say 'They charge so much here!' using the ¡lo que...! structure?
Because you are emphasizing the degree of the verb cobran (how much they charge), you would use the ¡lo que + verb! structure. You can say ¡Lo que cobran aquí! to perfectly express your shock at the extreme prices. Learn Aquí cobran en dólares and more in Spanish
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