Breakdown of Aunque siempre alimento al bebé, nunca duerme.
siempre
always
a
personal a (marks a person object)
dormir
to sleep
nunca
never
aunque
although, even though
el bebé
the baby
alimentar
to feed
Questions & Answers about Aunque siempre alimento al bebé, nunca duerme.
Why is the regular present tense used for alimento after aunque?
We use aunque with the indicative (the regular present tense, like alimento) when we are talking about a declared fact or something that is definitely happening. Since you are stating the real fact that you always feed the baby, the regular present tense is the right choice here to express this contrast.
Why does the sentence use al bebé instead of just el bebé?
The word al is a contraction of a plus el (the). The a here is the personal a. In Spanish, when a specific person is the direct object of a verb (like the baby receiving the action of being fed), you must put an a in front of them.
Why is the verb duerme and not dorme?
The verb dormir (to sleep) is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. For most forms, the o in the stem changes to ue, making it duerme for he, she, or it sleeps.
How do we know who is feeding and who is sleeping without words like yo or él?
The verb endings tell us who is doing the action. Alimento ends in an -o, which matches the yo (I) form. Duerme ends in an -e, matching the third-person singular form, which context tells us refers to the baby.
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