Breakdown of Estudio idiomas, por ejemplo el español.
el español
Spanish (language)
el idioma
the language
estudiar
to study
por ejemplo
for example
Questions & Answers about Estudio idiomas, por ejemplo el español.
Why is there no word for "I" before estudio?
In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. Estudio ends in -o, which means "I study." You can say yo estudio, but it is very common to drop the yo unless you want to add emphasis.
Is idiomas masculine or feminine since it ends in -as?
It is masculine! Even though the singular form idioma ends in -a, it is one of several Spanish words of Greek origin that end in -ma but are masculine (like el problema). So, "the languages" is los idiomas.
Why use por in por ejemplo instead of para?
Por ejemplo is a fixed phrase that always translates exactly to "for example." Even though both por and para can mean "for" in English, you will always use por in this specific phrase.
Why does the sentence use el español instead of just español?
Spanish generally requires the definite article (el) before the name of a language. You can often drop it directly after verbs like estudiar or hablar, but since the phrase por ejemplo separates the verb from the language here, the el is required.
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