Can someone tell me why it's "algo de pan"

Question

On my language program it tells me "la niña algo de pan" which i don't understand, that seems like "the girl has something bread" why not "la niña alguno de pan"

thanks in advance

sorry! "la niña tiene algo de pan" - bético, Oct 6, 2010

Answer 1

If you want a rule, in Spanish nouns cannot be put together (unless one indicates the name of the other) without a preposition, and "de" is by far the most common preposition. Both "algo" and "pan" are nouns.

In prases like "algo tonto" (a bit silly), this "algo" is not a noun, but an adjective, but an adverb, and it modifies "tonto" directly.

Great answer...I have one question though. Isn't "algo" a pronoun here? - Izanoni1, Oct 6, 2010

Answer 2

previous thread algo vs alguno

algo

Also, as a pronoun and followed by 'de', its meaning is similar to the adverb: it indicates 'a bit', 'part of', 'something'... referring to just a (small) fraction of a whole: algo de comer (something to eat --> not necessarily a full meal), 'algo de carne? (a bit of meat), 'algo de ruido? (a bit of noise).

Great answer - Izanoni1, Oct 6, 2010

Answer 3

Hola betico

la niña tiene algo de pan - The girl has a bit of bread/some bread

If you were to use "tiene alguno del pan" I think that it might be more along the lines of saying something like "she has some of the bread," but you might wait for a native speaker to confirm this.