Phrase · ⚽ Free time and sport
Los martes juego al tenis con mi hermana.
On Tuesdays I play tennis with my sister.
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Why every word is where it is
Los1determinertheel · masc. · pl. · definitemartes1nounTuesdaysmasc. · pl.juego2verbI playjugar · present · 1st sing.alprepositionto thea el · masc. · sing. · definitetenisnountennismasc. · sing.conprepositionwithmideterminermy1st sing.hermananounsisterfem. · sing..
- Los → martes: agree m.p
- juego → tenis: what
- juego → hermana: with whom
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1los martes = on Tuesdays (every Tuesday), no preposition. Prepositions and adverbs of place and time →
- 2juego: jugar changes u → ue; jugar al + sport (in many countries). Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
Variations
- Los martes juego tenis con mi hermana. (México, Colombia)