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El internet se cae cada cinco minutos.
The internet keeps dropping every five minutes.
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Why every word is where it is
El1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definiteinternet1nouninternetmasc. · sing.se2pronoun(itself)3rdcae2verbdrops, goes downcaer · present · 3rd sing.cada3determinereverycincodeterminerfiveminutosnounminutesminuto · masc. · pl..
- El → internet: m. sg.
- se → cae: caerse
- internet → cae: el internet → se cae (3rd sg.)
- cada → minutos: cada + number + noun
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1el internet: masculine in most of Latin America; la internet is also correct.
- 2caerse = to go down, drop (a connection, a website): se cae. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
- 3cada + number + noun = every…, with no preposition.
Variations
- La conexión se cae cada cinco minutos.
- El internet se cae a cada rato.