Breakdown of Yo recibo un mensaje de la chica.
Questions & Answers about Yo recibo un mensaje de la chica.
How do I form the yo form of a regular -ir verb like recibir?
To conjugate a regular -ir verb for yo (I), you drop the -ir ending from the full verb and add -o. So, recibir becomes recibo. This is exactly the same rule used for regular -ar and -er verbs for the yo form! Can I drop the word yo and just say recibo un mensaje...?
Yes! Because the ending of recibo already tells us that "I" am doing the action, the word yo is completely optional. Spanish speakers usually drop it unless they want to add extra emphasis. The word mensaje ends in an "e". Why does it use the masculine word un?
While many masculine words end in "o" and feminine words in "a", words ending in "e" can be either masculine or feminine. However, Spanish words that end in -aje are almost always masculine, which is why we say un mensaje. Does de mean "from" or "of" here?
The Spanish word de is a very common little word that can mean "of", "from", or show possession depending on the context. Because the verb recibir (to receive) is about getting something from a source, de naturally translates to "from" in this sentence. Learn Yo recibo un mensaje de la chica and more in Spanish
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