Él bendice la mesa antes de cenar todos los días.He says grace before dinner every day.
Why is the word la mesa used here?
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This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate decir and its derivatives in the present tense in Spanish: predecir, bendecir, maldecir (El Presente)"
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Miles,
'Bendecir la mesa' literally means 'to bless the table', I guess- 'to bless the table 'of food' but in it's non-literal sense it means 'to say grace'.
So, the sentence here...
Él bendice la mesa...= he says grace...
Oh and bendecir is to bless.
I hope this helps.
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Él bendice la mesa antes de cenar todos los días.He says grace before dinner every day.
Why is the word la mesa used here?
Why is the word la mesa used here?
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