Does the spanish sentence have the same structure as the english sentence?

Question

Hello everyone,

In english, we have: I'm learning spanish ==> we have the subject ( I ) + the verb ( to learn ) + the complement ( spanish). Is it the same in spanish sentence?

Great question... - theoffspring, Sep 23, 2011

Answer 1

Hi, princessofth! Welcome to the forum!

Spanish order is not as strict as English order is. However, in the case of your sentence, you can perfectly use:

Subject + verb+ object

(Yo) Estoy aprendiendo español.

Just remember that, when the subject is a personal pronoun, it's usually omitted in Spanish, because it's implicit in the verb's conjugation.

And it's not strange to find other patterns in Spanish, like :

Eso estoy haciendo.

Object + verb

hola guapa, se dice "object", check "another" ;) check this: is a personal pronoun is mostly omitted in Spanish;) - 00494d19, Sep 23, 2011

Gracias, Heidi :) - cogumela, Sep 23, 2011

hmmm, pero no lo has corregido, no lo ves claro? si eso te lo indico:) - 00494d19, Sep 23, 2011

Hola cogu! :) Very small error (missing two commas and the word "it")....remember that, when....pronoun, it is usually... - webdunce, Sep 23, 2011

Of course, we natives hardly ever get the commas right. :) And just to let you know, I thought this was written by an English native until I had scrolled down far enough to see the mushroom. :) - webdunce, Sep 23, 2011

Hah, I am missing a comma in my comment above. It should be "And, just to let..." - webdunce, Sep 23, 2011

:) Thanks a lot, web! - cogumela, Sep 23, 2011

thanks for your answer, still i find the spanish sentence more complicated then the english one. - princessofthebest, Sep 23, 2011

Answer 2

Yes. Spanish is also an S V O language. Like English, it can be varied a bit, but it's fundamentally the same. Both languages share a Latin grammar. Even though English is a Germanic language, it uses the Roman alphabet and Latin grammar, mainly due to the fact that the Catholic church was one of the few centers of learning in early England.

Thanks for the informations. - princessofthebest, Sep 23, 2011