Question 1

Why does it just say Quiero and not Yo quiero?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. Quiero specifically means I want, so adding the word Yo (I) is not necessary unless you want to add special emphasis.

Question 2

Why is the order falda pequeña instead of pequeña falda?

Accepted Answer

Unlike in English, describing words (adjectives) in Spanish usually come after the thing they are describing. So, you place the word for small (pequeña) after the word for skirt (falda).

Question 3

Why does pequeña end in an -a?

Accepted Answer

Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because falda (skirt) is a feminine noun, the word for small changes to its feminine form, pequeña. If you were buying a small masculine item like a dress (un vestido), it would be un vestido pequeño.

Question 4

Why does quiero have an ie in it if the dictionary verb is querer?

Accepted Answer

Querer (to want) is a stem-changing verb. For many common verbs in Spanish, the vowel in the middle changes when you use it in a sentence. Here, the e changes to ie for the I form, making it quiero.

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