🧩 Sentence Structure
Spanish sentence structure shows how words are arranged to form correct and natural sentences. Understanding it helps you build sentences more easily.
🧩 Subject + Verb + Object
Spanish often follows the same basic structure as English.
Example:
👤 Yo como pizza los fines de semana.
I eat pizza on weekends.
Spanish often follows the same basic structure as English.
Example:
👤 Yo como pizza los fines de semana.
I eat pizza on weekends.
👩 Subject + Verb
Example:
👩 Ella estudia por la noche.
She studies at night.
Example:
👩 Ella estudia por la noche.
She studies at night.
👨👩👧 Subject Can Be Omitted
Spanish often removes subject pronouns because the verb already shows who is speaking.
Example:
🍽️ Como pizza con mis amigos.
I eat pizza with my friends.
Spanish often removes subject pronouns because the verb already shows who is speaking.
Example:
🍽️ Como pizza con mis amigos.
I eat pizza with my friends.
📍 Adjectives Usually Come After Nouns
Example:
🚗 carro rojo
red car
Example:
🚗 carro rojo
red car
🟡 Questions in Spanish
❓ Simple Questions
Example:
🫵 ¿Hablas español con tu familia?
Do you speak Spanish with your family?
Example:
🫵 ¿Hablas español con tu familia?
Do you speak Spanish with your family?
📍 Question Words Usually Come First
Examples:
❓ ¿Dónde vives ahora?
❓ ¿Qué comes normalmente?
Examples:
❓ ¿Dónde vives ahora?
❓ ¿Qué comes normalmente?
🔄 Word Order Can Change
Spanish sentence order is sometimes more flexible than English.
Spanish sentence order is sometimes more flexible than English.
🗣️ Voice Tone Matters
Spoken Spanish often uses voice tone to indicate questions.
Spoken Spanish often uses voice tone to indicate questions.
🔵 Common Sentence Patterns
👤 Subject + Verb
Yo estudio.
I study.
Yo estudio.
I study.
👤 Subject + Verb + Object
Ella compra comida fresca.
She buys fresh food.
Ella compra comida fresca.
She buys fresh food.
👤 Subject + Verb + Adjective
Ellos son felices en su nuevo hogar.
They are happy in their new home.
Ellos son felices en su nuevo hogar.
They are happy in their new home.
👤 Subject + Verb + Location
Vivimos en España desde el año pasado.
We live in Spain since last year.
Vivimos en España desde el año pasado.
We live in Spain since last year.
💬 Sample Conversations
Daily life:
A: ¿Qué haces hoy?
B: Estudio español y como con mis amigos.
A: ¿Qué haces hoy?
B: Estudio español y como con mis amigos.
Asking about someone:
A: ¿Dónde vive tu familia?
B: Vivimos en una casa grande cerca de la ciudad.
A: ¿Dónde vive tu familia?
B: Vivimos en una casa grande cerca de la ciudad.
💬 Common Sentence Examples
🍽️ Nosotros comemos tacos los domingos.
We eat tacos on Sundays.
We eat tacos on Sundays.
📚 Ella estudia español todas las noches.
She studies Spanish every night.
She studies Spanish every night.
🚗 Tengo un carro rojo rápido.
I have a fast red car.
I have a fast red car.
❓ ¿Dónde trabajas ahora?
Where do you work now?
Where do you work now?
📝 Example Sentences
🏠 La casa es grande y cómoda.
The house is big and comfortable.
The house is big and comfortable.
🎵 Escuchamos música todos los días.
We listen to music every day.
We listen to music every day.
🛒 Mi madre compra frutas frescas en el mercado.
My mother buys fresh fruit at the market.
My mother buys fresh fruit at the market.
✈️ Voy a México mañana por la mañana.
I am going to Mexico tomorrow morning.
I am going to Mexico tomorrow morning.