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¿Me prestas tu lápiz?

Can I borrow your pencil?

A1borrowing somethinginformalAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

¿Me1object pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing.prestas1verbyou lendprestar · present · 2nd sing.tu2determineryour2nd sing.lápiz3nounpencilmasc. · sing.?

Word for word: “Do you lend me your pencil?”

The notes match the numbers above.

1
A request as a present-tense question: ¿Me prestas…? = will you lend me…?
2
tu lápiz: possessive, no article. Possessive determiners: mi, tu, su, nuestro →
3
lápiz ends in z; plural lápices. Nouns: gender and number →