"¡No comas al perrito!" or "¡No comas el perrito!"
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I read a sentence, "¡No comas al perrito!" Can I say "¡No comas el perrito!"? Why does it use "al" instead of "el"?
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updated Jul 4, 2013
posted by joygogo
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No te comas el perrito o no te comas al perrito. Two different meanings. Note that I am using comerse and not comer to make it more accurate.
al perrito means you know this dog (personal a followed by the article = al). It could be a family pet or a dog you are familiar with.
el perrito means you have no idea who this dog is and it's not a family pet.
I hope this helps!
PS -- People should not eat dogs unless they are hot dogs (perros calientes) 
updated Jul 4, 2013
posted by francobollo
Hola, francobollo. Thanks for your good answer. But I don't get it--why to use the verb "comerse" will make the sentence more accurate? Would you please explain further? - joygogo, Jul 4, 2013
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no te comas al perrito 
updated Jul 1, 2013
posted by alamflores
