Learn Spanish (Spain): Vemos el monumento en la avenida.

Vemos el monumento en la avenida.

We see the monument on the avenue.

Breakdown of Vemos el monumento en la avenida.

in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)

ver

to see; to watch (TV, a film)

Questions & Answers about Vemos el monumento en la avenida.

Why doesn't the sentence start with a Spanish word for "We"?

In Spanish, you can usually leave out the subject pronoun (like nosotros for "we") because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. The -emos ending in vemos clearly means "we see".

What verb does vemos come from?

Vemos comes from the verb ver (to see). To make the "we" form, it drops the -er and adds the regular -emos ending.

Why is "on" translated as en here? Doesn't en mean "in"?

The Spanish preposition en is very versatile! It can mean "in", "on", or "at" depending on the context. When talking about something located on a street or avenue, en is the natural word to use.

Why does the sentence use el for the monument but la for the avenue?

In Spanish, all nouns have a gender. Monumento is a masculine word (which you can often guess because it ends in -o), so it takes the masculine word for "the" (el). Avenida is feminine (ending in -a), so it takes the feminine word for "the" (la).