Phrase · 🎩 Polite requests and permission

¿Me pasas la sal, porfa?

Can you pass me the salt, please?

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Why every word is where it is

¿Meobject pronounto me1st sing. · indirect objectpasas1verbyou passpasar · present · 2nd sing.la2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitesal2nounsaltfem. · sing.,porfa3interjectionplease (colloquial)?

Me → pasas: me → pasar
pasas → sal: object of pasar
la → sal: f. sg.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
A plain present-tense question is a normal, friendly request among family and friends. Present tense: regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs →
2
la sal is feminine. Nouns: gender and number →
3
porfa = colloquial short form of por favor.

Variations

¿Me pasas la sal, por favor?
¿Me podrías pasar la sal?