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Te recomiendo que compres los electrodomésticos en las rebajas.

Te recomiendo que compres los electrodomésticos en las rebajas.
I recommend that you buy the appliances in the sales.
From Lesson 247:Appliances and laundry (el lavavajillas, tender)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Te recomiendo que compres los electrodomésticos en las rebajas.

Why is compres used here instead of compras?
The verb comprar (to buy) is in the subjunctive mood (compres) because the first verb is a verb of recommendation (recomiendo). In Spanish, when you advise, recommend, or ask someone else to do something, the action they are supposed to do must be in the subjunctive.
Why do we need the pronoun te at the beginning of the sentence?
The indirect object pronoun te indicates who is receiving the recommendation. While English simply says 'I recommend that you buy', Spanish structures it as 'To you I recommend that you buy'.
Is electrodomésticos the normal word for home appliances?
Yes! It might look like a long mouthful, but electrodomésticos is the standard, everyday word for household appliances in Spain. It is a simple compound of electro (electric) and domésticos (domestic).
What exactly does en las rebajas mean in Spain?
Las rebajas refers to the seasonal sales. In Spain, these are massive storewide discount periods that traditionally happen twice a year, in January and July. If you want to say an item is on sale, you can say it is en rebajas.

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