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Understanding how to put words together in the right order is fundamental to speaking Spanish. While Spanish sentence structure is similar to English in many ways, there are some important differences — particularly with adjective placement, negation, and flexibility of word order.
Like English, the most common sentence structure in Spanish is Subject + Verb + Object (SVO).
| Subject | Verb | Object | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| María | come | una manzana. | María eats an apple. |
| Yo | estudio | español. | I study Spanish. |
| El gato | bebe | leche. | The cat drinks milk. |
| Nosotros | leemos | el periódico. | We read the newspaper. |
| Ellos | hablan | inglés. | They speak English. |
One major difference between Spanish and English is that Spanish has more flexible word order. Because verb conjugations tell you who the subject is, the subject can move around — or be dropped entirely.
In Spanish, the subject often appears after the verb, especially in these cases:
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