Spanish Sentences



Definition: A sentence is a group of words that includes a finite verb. Sentences are made up of phrases and clauses.
  • Definition of Phrase: Groups of words that are used together to express a certain idea.
Spanish sentence structure is different from other languages such as Portuguese language, because Spanish is more flexible.


Sentences in Spanish


In some sentences the subject is contained in the verb.
Example:
  • Amo = I love
The subject pronouns are only used when you really want to emphasize the subject.

Subject Verb
Spanish English Spanish English
Yo I Amo Love
El He Escribe Writes

Parts of the sentence: Every complete sentence contains two parts which are:
  • Subject: The subject is what the sentence is about.
  • Predicate: The predicate tells something about the subject.
Spanish English
Subject Predicate Subject Predicate
José compro un nuevo carro. Jose buy a new car
Nosotros estamos estudiando We are studying


Types of Sentences:

Declarative sentences are statements. These sentences are sometimes referred to as positive sentences to distinguish them from negative sentences.
  • My mom's cooking chicken ---> Mi mama está cocinando pollo.
  • My grandfather is sick ---> Mi abuelo esta enfermo.
  • John's dog died ---> El perro de John murió.
  • Maria is learning Portuguese grammar---> María está aprendiendo la gramática portuguesa.

Negative sentences express a negation.

  • My mom is not cooking chicken ---> Mi mama no está cocinando pollo.
  • My grandfather is not sick ---> Mi abuelo no está enfermo.
  • John's dog is not barking ---> El perro de John no está ladrando.
  • Maria does not broke her leg ---> María no se rompió su pierna.

Interrogative sentences are questions:

  • Is he working in a company? ---> ¿El está trabajando en una compañía?
  • Is she playing in the park? ---> ¿Ella está jugando en el parque?
  • Are you happy? ---> ¿Estas feliz?
  • Is this the answer? ---> ¿Es esa la respuesta?



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