Q: What is the sentence structure in Spanish?

The basic structure of a sentence in Spanish is: Subject + Predicate The predicate not only includes the verb but can also contain any complements that provide additional information on the action or state related to the subject, in particular, these elements: • A direct object ( complemento directo ), receives the action directly. • An indirect object ( complemento indirecto ), is indirectly affected by the action. • Adverbial phrases ( complementos circunstanciales ), provide additional information such as time, place, manner, etc. The Spanish sentence structure is SVO: Marta anda cada día. = Marta walks every day. Pedro conduce un coche. = Pedro drives a car. Did you know that in Spanish, as well as in many of the Romance languages (except for French and some variations of Portuguese), the subject can often be omitted if it is clear from the context of the verb? Hence, the verb becomes the sentence itself.

Q: How to make a question in Spanish?

If the interrogative sentence is a yes/no type, the structure would be like so: Verb + Subject + Complement (or the simplified Verb + Complement) ¿Tienes un bolígrafo de sobras? Do you have an extra ballpen? If the interrogative sentence starts with an interrogative word , the structure would usually be like so: Interrogative Word + Verb + Subject + Complement (or the simplified Interrogative word + Verb + Complement) ¿ Dónde vives tú? or ¿ Dónde vives? Where do you live?

Q: What is an indirect object in grammar?

An indirect object ( complemento indirecto ), is indirectly affected by the action. Pablo compra el pan para Carolina. Pablo buys the bread for Carolina. Pablo (subject) + compra (verb) + el pan (direct object) + para Carolina (indirect object)

Question 1

What is the sentence structure in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

The basic structure of a sentence in Spanish is: Subject + Predicate

The predicate not only includes the verb but can also contain any complements that provide additional information on the action or state related to the subject, in particular, these elements:

• A direct object (complemento directo), receives the action directly.

• An indirect object (complemento indirecto), is indirectly affected by the action.

• Adverbial phrases (complementos circunstanciales), provide additional information such as time, place, manner, etc.

The Spanish sentence structure is SVO:

Marta anda cada día. = Marta walks every day.

Pedro conduce un coche. = Pedro drives a car.

Did you know that in Spanish, as well as in many of the Romance languages (except for French and some variations of Portuguese), the subject can often be omitted if it is clear from the context of the verb? Hence, the verb becomes the sentence itself.

Question 2

How to make a question in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

If the interrogative sentence is a yes/no type, the structure would be like so:

Verb + Subject + Complement
(or the simplified Verb + Complement)

¿Tienes un bolígrafo de sobras? Do you have an extra ballpen?

If the interrogative sentence starts with an interrogative word, the structure would usually be like so:

Interrogative Word + Verb + Subject + Complement
(or the simplified Interrogative word + Verb + Complement)

¿Dónde vives tú? or ¿Dónde vives? Where do you live?

Question 3

How to make an exclamatory phrase?

Accepted Answer

Sentences using exclamatory words are marked with exclamation points (at the beginning and the end of a sentence) and often start with an exclamatory word, such as qué, cómo, cuánto, menudo/a, vaya, ah, etc.

¡Qué día más bonito! What a beautiful day!

¡Cómo me gusta el queso! How much I like cheese!

Question 4

What is an indirect object in grammar?

Accepted Answer

An indirect object (complemento indirecto), is indirectly affected by the action.

Pablo compra el pan para Carolina.
Pablo buys the bread for Carolina.

Pablo (subject) + compra (verb) + el pan (direct object) + para Carolina (indirect object)

Question 5

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Grammar Point	Pattern	Example
Sentence structure in Spanish	Subject + Predicate	Pedro conduce un coche.
Present tense in Spanish	Remove ending -ar/-er/-ir + add conjugated ending	Yo ando, tu andas, ella anda
Past tense in Spanish	Remove ending -ar/-er/-ir + add conjugated ending	Yo andé, tú andaste, ella andó
Future tense in Spanish	Remove the ending -ar, -er, -ir + add conjugated conjugation	Yo andaré, tú andarás, ella andará
Continuous tense in Spanish	Auxiliary verb + verb ending in -ando / -iendo	Estoy desayunando.
Por or Para \|\| For in Spanish	Por, Para	Llámale por teléfono. Vamos para mi pueblo.
Asking questions in Spanish	Qué, Cómo, Quién, Dónde, Cuándo...	¿Qué quiere?, ¿Quién eres?, ¿Dónde trabajas?
Reflexive Pronouns in Spanish	Me, te, se, nos, os	Él se ducha por las mañanas.