Breakdown of El domingo asamos carne en el jardín.
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
la carne
the meat
el jardín
the garden
el domingo
the Sunday
asar
to roast, to grill
Questions & Answers about El domingo asamos carne en el jardín.
Why do we say El domingo instead of En el domingo for "On Sunday"?
In Spanish, you never use en to say "on a certain day of the week." You simply use the definite article (el or los). Using the singular el domingo refers to a specific upcoming Sunday or a recent past one. If you wanted to say you do this every Sunday as a routine, you would use the plural los domingos.
Wait, doesn't asamos also mean "we grilled" in the past tense? How do we know it means "we grill" here?
You are exactly right! For regular -ar verbs like asar, the "we" form is identical in both the present tense and the simple past tense (preterite). We only know it means "we grill" here because of the provided English translation. In a real conversation, the surrounding context would make it clear which timeframe is meant.
Why is it just carne instead of la carne?
We leave out the article here because we are talking about an unspecified amount of meat, similar to saying "some meat" in English. If you were referring to a specific batch of meat (like "the meat I bought") or talking about meat as a general category (like "meat is expensive"), you would need to use la carne.
Does the verb asar always mean "to grill"?
Asar is a versatile verb meaning to cook with dry heat, so it can translate to "to roast" in an oven or "to grill" over a fire. Since the sentence takes place in the garden, "grill" is the most natural translation here. If you want to be very specific about having a barbecue, you can also use the phrase hacer una barbacoa.
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