Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Desde que tiene perro, sale a caminar todas las mañanas.
Since she got a dog, she goes out walking every morning.
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Why every word is where it is
Desde1prepositionsinceque1conjunction(that)tieneverbshe hastener · present · 3rd sing.perro2noundogmasc. · sing.,saleverbshe goes outsalir · present · 3rd sing.aprepositiontocaminarverbwalkinfinitivetodasdeterminereverytodo · fem. · pl.lasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitemañanasnounmorningsmañana · fem. · pl..
- sale → a: prep
- mañanas → todas: agree
- mañanas → las: agree
Word for word: “Since she has a dog, she goes out to walk every morning.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1desde que + present: since a change that still holds. In Spanish it is only about time, never “provided that”. Time expressions: hace, desde, desde hace, hace … que →
- 2perro = dog. Careful: Spanish cachorro means puppy or cub.