Breakdown of La gallina come maíz en la granja.
comer
to eat
en
in / on / at
la granja
the farm
el maíz
the corn
Questions & Answers about La gallina come maíz en la granja.
How would I use the grammar from this lesson to say the hen eats neither corn nor wheat?
You would use the correlative conjunctions ni... ni. The sentence would become La gallina no come ni maíz ni trigo. Notice that in Spanish, you usually need the negative word no before the verb even when using ni... ni after it, creating a double negative.
What is the exact difference between gallina and pollo?
Gallina specifically refers to a live adult female chicken (a hen), like the ones kept on a farm for laying eggs. Pollo is a more general term for a young chicken, and it is also the word you use for chicken meat when it is served as food.
Could I use finca instead of granja here?
You could, but granja is the better fit. A granja usually focuses on raising farm animals or dairy, making it the perfect word for a poultry farm. A finca often refers more broadly to a rural estate, agricultural land, or a coffee plantation.
Why does maíz have an accent mark on the i?
The accent mark breaks up what would otherwise be a single syllable. In Spanish, an a and an i together naturally blend into one sound (a diphthong). The accent mark separates them, forcing the word to be pronounced as two distinct syllables: ma-ÍZ.