Breakdown of Tráeme el tazón, que acabo de hacer la cena.
hacer
to do / to make
la cena
dinner
traer
to bring
me
to me / me (direct object)
acabar de
to have just
que
because (often after commands)
el tazón
the bowl
Questions & Answers about Tráeme el tazón, que acabo de hacer la cena.
Why is que used here to mean "because"? Shouldn't it be porque?
Why does tráeme have a written accent mark when the base verb trae doesn't?
When you attach the object pronoun me to the end of the informal command trae, you add an extra syllable. The spoken stress remains on the "a". To maintain this original stress and prevent it from naturally falling on the second-to-last syllable, a written accent mark is required.
Can I use a word like recién or justo instead of acabo de hacer for "I just made"?
While you might hear recién used this way in some regions (especially the Southern Cone), the structure acabar de + infinitive is the universally understood and most natural way to express having "just" done something across all of Latin America.
Does tazón just mean any type of bowl?
Usually, a tazón refers to a large, deep bowl (like a mixing bowl or a very large soup bowl), as the -ón suffix often indicates a larger size. For a regular single-serving bowl, you might also hear the words bol or plato hondo (literally "deep plate").
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