Breakdown of Te envío el documento por fax.
te
to you / yourself (reflexive) / you (direct object)
el documento
the document
por
for / by / through / in (during a part of the day)
enviar
to send
Questions & Answers about Te envío el documento por fax.
Why do we use por here instead of en or con to say "by fax"?
The preposition por is used to express the medium or means of communication. When you send something by fax, phone, email, or mail, Spanish uses por (like por fax, por teléfono, or por correo). You wouldn't use en (in/on) or con (with) for methods of transmitting information.
The translation says "I am sending", but envío is present simple. Why isn't it estoy enviando?
In Spanish, the simple present tense (envío) is often used for actions happening right now or in the immediate future, whereas English strongly prefers the present continuous ("I am sending"). While te estoy enviando is correct, Spanish speakers frequently use the shorter simple present for this kind of immediate statement.
Why is the pronoun te placed at the very beginning of the sentence?
Te is an indirect object pronoun meaning "to you". In Spanish, object pronouns usually go immediately before the conjugated verb. So, instead of placing it after the verb like in English, Spanish structures it as Te envío ("To you I send").
Why does the verb envío have an accent mark on the "i"?
The infinitive is enviar. Without an accent, the "i" and "o" at the end of the word would blend into a single syllable, and the spoken stress would naturally fall on the "e". The written accent mark breaks that blend, pulling the spoken stress onto the "i" (en-VI-o).