Juan come manzanas
/xwan kome manθanas/from spelling rules
The phrase 'juan eats apples' in Spanish is Juan come manzanas.
A person named Juan consumes apples as food.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this phrase, the verb comer (to eat) is conjugated in the third-person singular present tense as come. The noun manzana (apple) is pluralized by adding -s to form manzanas.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word manzana is also used to describe a 'city block'. If you tell someone to walk one manzana, you are talking about distance, not fruit.
- While comer means 'to eat', in some Spanish-speaking regions it is used as a general term for 'having lunch'. Saying voy a comer often refers to the midday meal specifically.
- The name Juan is so common that it is often used in Spanish idioms to represent an 'everyman', similar to how English uses 'Joe' in 'Average Joe'.
Examples in context
- Juan come manzanas todos los días. ¡Le encantan!Juan eats apples every day. He loves them!
- ¿Sabías que Juan come manzanas verdes?Did you know that Juan eats green apples?
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about Juan's healthy habits in the kitchen.
- Mateo¿Sabes qué hace Juan siempre?Do you know what Juan always does?
- ElenaNo, ¿qué hace él?No, what does he do?
- MateoJuan come manzanas de la cosecha.Juan eats apples from the harvest.
- Elena¡Qué bien que él coma sano!How good that he eats healthy!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
