Breakdown of Lee veintiséis páginas del libro.
el libro
the book
leer
to read
del
of the / from the / about the (topic)
la página
the page
veintiséis
twenty-six
Questions & Answers about Lee veintiséis páginas del libro.
How is the number veintiséis formed?
Numbers from 21 to 29 are written as a single word in Spanish. You take veinte (twenty), change the final 'e' to an 'i', and add the single digit. So, veinte plus seis becomes veintiséis.
Why is there an accent mark on veintiséis when seis doesn't have one?
When you combine words to make these numbers, the standard rules for written accents apply to the new, longer word. Because veintiséis ends in an 's' and the spoken stress falls on the last syllable, it needs a written accent. You'll also see this in veintidós and veintitrés.
Does the number change because páginas is feminine?
The translation says "She reads", but where is the word for "she"?
In Spanish, you can often leave out subject pronouns like ella (she) or él (he) because the verb ending tells you who is doing the action. Lee can mean "he reads", "she reads", or "you (formal) read". Here, it is translated as "she" based on imagined context, but without context, "he reads" is just as correct.
Why do we use del instead of de el?
Del is a mandatory combination of the word de (of) and the masculine word for "the", el (from el libro). Whenever de and el are next to each other, they must crash together to form the single word del.
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