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Puedes tomar cualquier autobús que vaya al centro.
You can take any bus that goes to the city centre.
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Why every word is where it is
Puedesverbyou canpoder · present · 2nd sing.tomar1verbtakeinfinitivecualquier2determineranycualquiera · sing.autobúsnounbusmasc. · sing.quepronounthatvaya2verbgoesir · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.alprepositionto theacentronouncity centremasc. · sing..
- autobús → vaya: mood
- que → autobús: ref
- Puedes → tomar: obj
- vaya → al: prep
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tomar = to take (a bus, a taxi) in Latin America. Avoid coger, which is vulgar in much of the region.
- 2cualquier … que + subjunctive: any one will do, so the relative clause is in the subjunctive: que vaya. Relative clauses II: mood and prepositions →