Phrase · ⚠️ Instructions and warnings
Cuidado, que el piso está mojado.
Careful, the floor’s wet.
B1giving warningsAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Cuidado1nouncareful (care)masc. · sing.,que1conjunctionbecauseeldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepiso2nounfloormasc. · sing.está3verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.mojado3adjectivewetmasc. · sing..
- Cuidado → que: warning + reason
- el → piso: m. sg.
- piso → está: el piso → está (3rd sg.)
- está → mojado: estar + state
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Cuidado, que…: a warning followed by its reason with que (= because).
- 2el piso = the floor in Latin America (also a storey; in Spain, a flat).
- 3está mojado: a temporary state → estar. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →
Variations
- Cuidado con el piso, que está mojado.
- Precaución: piso mojado.