Prefiero el de pescado. Why need el here?
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A.?Aquí no hay más que dos platos? carne y pescado.¿ Te sirvo el de carne? B?No, prefiero el de pescado.
My question is, why need el in the sentence?
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updated Nov 5, 2012
posted by zhmelissa
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The "el" is used in this sentence to describe the plate. It sort of means "one of the plates of" pescado, carne, etc.
updated Nov 5, 2012
posted by Beatrice-Codder
Thanks a lot. - zhmelissa, Nov 5, 2012
"...to describe the dish". Not as literal but the common usage is "the dish of the day" for "el plato del dia". - geofc, Nov 5, 2012
