I shaved this morning in Spanish 🇪🇸

Bug

It seems like the “me” or “afeite”, not sure anymore, appears twice, but one is considered wrong

2 years ago

Sentence info.

“Me afeité esta mañana” is a Spanish sentence that translates to “I shaved this morning” in English. The sentence is composed of three main parts:

1. “Me” – This is a reflexive pronoun which indicates that the subject performs an action on itself. In Spanish, when using reflexive verbs to represent actions done to oneself, the reflexive pronoun must match the subject in terms of person and number. Since “me” is the first-person singular reflexive pronoun, it’s used with “yo” (I).

2. “Afeité” – This is the first-person singular past tense (preterite) of the reflexive verb “afeitarse,” which means “to shave.” The verb is conjugated to match the subject “yo” and is used here in its past tense form because the action took place in the past, specifically this morning.

3. “Esta mañana” – This phrase translates to “this morning.” It’s a time expression that indicates when the action occurred.

To remember this sentence structure, note that Spanish often uses reflexive verbs for actions that subjects perform on themselves. The format is typically reflexive pronoun + past tense verb + time expression.

Alternative ways to express the same idea include:

– “Esta mañana me afeité.” (Changing the order for emphasis; the meaning remains the same.)
– “Me rasuré esta mañana.” (Using “rasurar,” another verb for “to shave.”)
– “Hoy en la mañana me afeité.” (Adding “hoy,” meaning “today,” for emphasis and clarity.)

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