Phrase · ⚙️ Describing processes and results
Primero se lava la fruta, luego se corta en trozos y por último se licúa.
First wash the fruit, then cut it into pieces, and finally blend it.
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Why every word is where it is
Primero1adverbfirstse2object pronoun(passive se)3rd · direct objectlava2verbis washedlavar · present · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitefrutanounfruitfem. · sing.,luego1adverbthen, nextseobject pronoun(passive se)3rd · direct objectcortaverbis cutcortar · present · 3rd sing.enprepositionintrozosnounpiecestrozo · masc. · pl.yconjunctionandpor1preposition(por último = finally)último1adjectivelast (por último = finally)masc. · sing.seobject pronoun(passive se)3rd · direct objectlicúa3verbis blendedlicuar · present · 3rd sing..
- fruta → lava: agree
- Primero → luego: corr
- luego → último: corr
Word for word: “First the fruit is washed, then it is cut into pieces and lastly it is blended.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Primero… luego… por último: the standard markers for the steps of a process.
- 2se lava: passive se, singular with la fruta: an impersonal instruction. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
- 3licuar = to blend (la licuadora = blender); note the accent in licúa.
Variations
- Primero se lava la fruta, después se corta en trozos y al final se licúa.