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Cómetela ya, que se enfría.

Cómetela ya, que se enfría.
Eat it now, because it is getting cold.
From Lesson 444:Quick explanations (que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Cómetela ya, que se enfría.

Why use que here instead of porque to say "because"?
In colloquial Spanish, an unstressed que is often used to link a command (like cómetela ya) to the reason for that command. It acts just like porque ("because"), but sounds much more natural and conversational in everyday speech when justifying an order or piece of advice.
Why is it cómetela with a te instead of just cómela?
Using the pronominal verb comerse instead of just comer adds a nuance of completion or enthusiasm. While cómela just means "eat it", cómetela implies "eat it all up" or "finish it". This is extremely common in casual Spanish when talking about consuming a specific, entire portion of food.
Why does cómetela have an accent mark on the first o?
When you attach pronouns (like te and la) to the end of an affirmative command (come), the natural spoken stress of the verb remains in the same place. We must add a written accent to the o to maintain this original stress, because the word is now stressed on the fourth-to-last syllable, which always requires a written accent mark in Spanish.
Why use the reflexive se enfría instead of just enfría?
The non-reflexive verb enfriar means "to cool something down" (like putting a drink in the fridge). By using the reflexive form enfriarse, it indicates a spontaneous change of state happening to the subject itself. In this sentence, it translates to the food "getting cold" on its own.

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