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En mi tiempo libre leo novelas.

En mi tiempo libre leo novelas.
In my free time I read novels.
From Lesson 140:Hobbies (el tiempo libre, el ajedrez)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about En mi tiempo libre leo novelas.

Why is the word for time tiempo here instead of vez?
In Spanish, tiempo refers to time as a duration or a general concept. Vez refers to a specific instance or occurrence, like saying one time or next time. Because free time is a duration, we use tiempo.
Why does the adjective libre come after tiempo?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like libre usually come after the noun they describe. It helps categorize the noun, telling us exactly what kind of tiempo you are talking about.
Why doesn't the sentence say yo leo for I read?
The ending of the verb already tells you who is doing the action. The -o ending in leo means I read, so adding the pronoun yo is optional and usually left out unless you want to emphasize that it is you doing the reading.
Why isn't there an article like las before novelas?
When you talk about things in an unspecified quantity as the object of a verb, you usually leave out the article in Spanish. Because you are talking about reading novels in general, not specific novels, you just say novelas instead of las novelas.

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