Phrase · ⚙️ Describing processes and results
Este café se cultiva en las montañas de Chiapas y se tuesta a mano.
This coffee is grown in the mountains of Chiapas and roasted by hand.
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Why every word is where it is
Estedeterminerthismasc. · sing.cafénouncoffeemasc. · sing.se1object pronoun(passive se)3rd · direct objectcultiva1verbis growncultivar · present · 3rd sing.enprepositioninlasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitemontañasnounmountainsmontaña · fem. · pl.deprepositionofChiapas2nounChiapasyconjunctionandseobject pronoun(passive se)3rd · direct objecttuesta3verbis roastedtostar · present · 3rd sing.aprepositiontomano3nounhandfem. · sing..
- café → cultiva: agree
- café → tuesta: agree
- café → Este: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1se cultiva, se tuesta: passive se to describe how a product is made. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
- 2Chiapas: a state in southern Mexico known for its coffee.
- 3tostar (o → ue) = to roast; a mano = by hand. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
Variations
- Este café se cultiva en las montañas de Chiapas y se tuesta artesanalmente.