The conjunction 'and' (y in spanish)

Question

I understand the use y for and in spanish but
what is the gramatical use of 'e' . For ex. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia or Velázques revisado español e inglés.

Answer 1

I'll remember to keep all this in mind.

Answer 2

'e' in italian is equivalent to 'y' in spanish. é (con el tílde para el otro lado) is 'es' in spanish, spanish has some problems with some words.
for instanse if you'd like to say: "ha atrapado" there is a double 'a' when speaking in those cases you put a coma after "ha" or informally you put it in one single word.
Me ha, atrapado
Vamos a, hacer (this is very common)

Answer 3

SoKuhl said:

Ah yes!! You are right.

Actually, I just reread your first post, and I realize that you are correct that "e" can mean "and" in Italian (along with "ed"). But Italian has nothing to do with the Spanish sentence in question here. That's what I meant to say.

Answer 4

SoKuhl said:

To my knowledge, the use of 'e' in this case is Italian and is used in the same manner as 'y' in Spanish.

No, that's not correct. E in Italian means "is" or "es."

La mia amica e italiana.
My friend is Italian.
Mi amiga es italiana.

The E in the sentence in question here means "y," or "and."

Answer 5

thanks

Answer 6

It's just a rule: Y changes to E when the next word starts with an I. The same applies to O (or) before words that start with O, when it changes to U.