limpia la cocina

clean the kitchen

he cleans the kitchen

limpia la cocina(leem-pyah lah koh-see-nah)

phrase

1.

(informal)

(clean the room; imperative; second person singular)

a. clean the kitchen

Limpia la cocina, Cenicienta. Cuando acabes con eso, puedes lavar nuestros vestidos.

Cinderella, clean the kitchen. When you're done with that, you can wash our dresses.

2.

(informal)

(clean the appliance; imperative; second person singular)

a. clean the stove

Por favor, limpia la cocina. Está llena de aceite de freír las papas.

Please clean the stove. It's full of oil from frying the potatoes.

3. (he or she cleans the room; third person singular)

a. he cleans the kitchen

(masculine)

Pedro dice que limpia la cocina todos los días.

Pedro says he cleans the kitchen every day.

b. she cleans the kitchen

(feminine)

Camila pone la radio cada vez que limpia la cocina.

Camila turns on the radio every time she cleans the kitchen.

c. cleans the kitchen

Paco limpia la cocina una vez al mes, por eso está todo tan sucio.

Paco cleans the kitchen once a month, that's why everything is so dirty.

4. (he or she cleans the appliance; third person singular)

a. he cleans the stove

(masculine)

Cosme insiste en que limpia la cocina con un detergente para placas de inducción.

Cosme insists that he cleans the stove with an induction cooktop cleaner.

b. she cleans the stove

(feminine)

Marta frota con fuerza cuando limpia la cocina.

Marta scrubs hard when she cleans the stove.

c. cleans the stove

Si Olga limpia la cocina, yo friego los platos.

If Olga cleans the stove, I'll do the dishes.