Breakdown of El sábado tienes que buscar los plátanos.
tener
to have
buscar
to look for
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
el sábado
the Saturday
el plátano
the banana
Questions & Answers about El sábado tienes que buscar los plátanos.
Why does it say El sábado instead of using a word for 'on'?
In Spanish, you don't use a word like 'on' with days of the week. Instead, you just use the masculine word for 'the' (el for a single day, or los for multiple days). So, el sábado perfectly translates to 'on Saturday'.
How does tienes que work in this sentence?
The translation says 'look for', but where is the Spanish word for 'for'?
The verb buscar already means 'to look for' or 'to search for' all by itself. You don't need to add an extra word for 'for' after it. Trying to translate the 'for' is a very common trap for English speakers!
Is plátanos the standard word for bananas in Spain?
Yes! In Spain, plátano is the everyday word for a sweet banana. In some parts of Latin America, plátano means plantain and banana is used for the sweet fruit, but in Spain, you will always use plátano for a regular banana.
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