Breakdown of Los sábados no necesito despertador.
no
no / not
el sábado
the Saturday
necesitar
to need
el despertador
the alarm clock
Questions & Answers about Los sábados no necesito despertador.
Why is it Los sábados instead of something like 'En sábados' for 'On Saturdays'?
In Spanish, you don't use a preposition like 'on' for days of the week. Instead, you use the definite article (el or los). Using the plural los shows that it happens regularly, so los sábados means 'on Saturdays' or 'every Saturday'.
Why isn't sábados capitalized?
Why doesn't the sentence say un despertador since the English translation says 'an alarm clock'?
In Spanish, when you talk about having, needing, or looking for a generic item, you often drop the indefinite article (un or una). Because you are talking about the general concept of an alarm clock rather than one specific clock, no necesito despertador is the most natural way to say it.
Is despertador related to the verb for waking up?
Yes! It comes from the verb despertar (to wake up). In Spanish, adding the ending -dor to a verb is a common way to name the tool or machine that performs the action. So a despertador is literally a machine that wakes you up.
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