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Comemos la sopa con pan.

Comemos la sopa con pan.
We eat the soup with bread.
From Lesson 68:Meals and Proteins·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Comemos la sopa con pan.

Why is there no word for we in this sentence?
In Spanish, the ending of the verb tells us who is doing the action. The verb comemos ends in -emos, which specifically means we eat. Because of this, you usually do not need to add the pronoun nosotros (we) unless you want to emphasize it.
What is the base dictionary form of the verb comemos?
The base verb is comer (to eat). It is a regular -er verb. To match with we, you remove the -er ending and add -emos.
Why does sopa have la in front of it, but pan does not have el?
We are talking about a specific serving of soup, so it uses la to mean the soup. However, the bread is spoken about in a general sense. When talking about an unspecified amount of something like bread, water, or rice, Spanish leaves out the word for the, exactly as we do in English.
Could I add nosotros to the beginning and say Nosotros comemos la sopa con pan?
Yes, that is completely correct! While native speakers usually leave out nosotros because the verb ending already shows who is eating, you might include it if you want to make a strong contrast. For example, you might use it to emphasize that WE eat soup with bread, but THEY eat it with something else.

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