"Clara se ducha A diario"

Question

Hi Friends,

I just read this sentence in a book and the only confusion I have is the use of the preposition "a" ...

The verb duchar doesn't have any characteristic preposition and diario here is acting as an adverb and I don't think it would need a preposition to connect it to the sentence ..

So in my opinion it should be "Clara se ducha diario" .. instead of "Clara se ducha a diario"

Can some one help me understand the reason the preposition "a" has been used here for .. and if atall it is correct ..

Thanks

Answer 1

The entries in our dictionary

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/diario

daily

• a diario, -a every day • ropa de diario, -a everyday clothes • 1 (todos los días) daily • tienen peleas diarias they have arguments every day;gastos diarios everyday expenses

• 2 (cada día) a day • cien dólares diarios a hundred dollars a day a diario daily;de o para diario everyday;nuestro mantel de diario our everyday tablecloth

tienen peleas diarias- really says they have daily arguments- adjective not adverb.

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/daily

. diario(a) • on a daily basis a diario

adverb

diariamente; a diario

incidents of this kind happen daily este tipo de incidentes ocurre diariamente or a diario the ticket office is open daily la taquilla abre diariamente or todos los días twice daily dos veces al día

Got it Bosque, very nice answer, thanks ) - 00b055e0, Sep 28, 2014

De nada. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 28, 2014

Answer 2

Sorry Jimmy and I don't know 'the rule' but maybe this be helpful (and forget the rules by a moment)

Diariamente= a diario.. so:

Clara se baña diariamente - Clara se baña a diario.

Tienen peleas diarias - Pelean diariamente - Pelean a diario

Yo hago esto diariamente - Yo haga esto a diario

Le gusta leer diariamente - Le gusta leer a diario..etc...ect..ect.. ?

[A diario][1]= daily ----- Diariamente= daily

[1]: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/a diario

I get it my friend ,, than you so much :) - 00b055e0, Sep 28, 2014

Answer 3

Interesting. I always thought that diario/a was the adjective form that always took an 'a' in order to become an adverb (at least so suggest my memories of encountering this word in the wild). I think this might be one of those regional beasts, since the SD states diario as an adverb in Latin American usage.

Thus, tratamiento diario when referring to a daily (health)care product. Se usa a diario, preferiblemente

Hi Helado, Diario can be both and adjective and an adverb depending on the sentence and the context .. In you example it is an adjective and in mine it is an adverb .. but in either case I don't think it need an "a" - 00b055e0, Sep 28, 2014

As a matter of fact, it can also be used as a noun "El diario" which means a daily newspaper .. haha - 00b055e0, Sep 28, 2014