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No pisar el pasto.

Keep off the grass.

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Why every word is where it is

No1adverbnotpisar1verbstep oninfinitiveeldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepasto2noungrass, lawnmasc. · sing..
  • No → pisar: no + infinitive (sign)
  • pisar → pasto: object of pisar
  • el → pasto: m. sg.

Word for word: “Not to step on the grass.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    On signs, no + infinitive gives a general instruction to everyone: No fumar. No tocar. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
  2. 2
    el pasto = grass in Latin America (Spain: el césped). Pisar takes a direct object.

Variations

  • No pises el pasto.
  • Prohibido pisar el césped.