Learn Spanish (Latin America): Veo a mi amiga en el parque.

Veo a mi amiga en el parque.

I see my friend in the park.

Breakdown of Veo a mi amiga en el parque.

to see / to look / appear

el parque

park

Questions & Answers about Veo a mi amiga en el parque.

Why is there an a before mi amiga?

This is called the "personal a." In Spanish, when the direct object (the person receiving the action) is a specific person or pet, you must put an a before it. Since you are seeing your friend (a person), you use a mi amiga. In English, we do not have an equivalent word for this!

Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?

In Spanish, you can often leave out subject words like yo (I) because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action. The verb veo means "I see", so saying yo veo is optional and usually left out.

Why is the verb veo and not "vo"?

The base form of the verb "to see" is ver. Usually, to make the "I" form of a verb ending in "-er", you chop off the "-er" and add "-o" (like comer becoming como). But ver is slightly irregular for the "I" form, so it keeps the "e" and becomes veo.

How do we know the friend is female?

The word amiga ends in "a", which is the feminine form. If you were talking about a male friend, you would change it to the masculine form and say a mi amigo.

Could en el parque also mean "at the park"?