Breakdown of Tengo un dormitorio grande. Lo ordeno el sábado.
grande
big
un
a, an, some
tener
to have
el dormitorio
the bedroom
el sábado
the Saturday
lo
it / him (m)
ordenar
to tidy
Questions & Answers about Tengo un dormitorio grande. Lo ordeno el sábado.
Why does the second sentence start with lo?
The word lo means "it". It replaces the noun dormitorio (bedroom) from the first sentence so we don't have to repeat it. Because dormitorio is a masculine singular noun, we use the masculine singular pronoun lo.
Why is lo placed before the verb ordeno?
In English, we put "it" after the verb ("I tidy it"). But in Spanish, direct object pronouns like lo must be placed directly before the conjugated verb. That is why it is lo ordeno instead of ordeno lo.
Why does it say el sábado instead of using a Spanish word for "on"?
In Spanish, you don't use a word like "on" for days of the week. Instead, you just use the masculine article el (the). So el sábado translates naturally to "on Saturday".
Why is grande placed after dormitorio?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come after the thing they are describing (the noun). That is why "a big bedroom" is written as un dormitorio grande.
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