qué compró
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qué compró
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. what did he buy (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Mi novio me hace regalos muy lindos. - ¿Por ejemplo? ¿Qué compró por tu cumpleaños?My boyfriend buys me really nice things. - Such as? What did he buy for your birthday?
b. what did she buy (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Malena dice que le gustó mucho el museo y que encontró cosas geniales en la tienda. - ¿Qué compró allá?Malena says that she really liked the museum and that she found great stuff in the shop. - What did she buy there?
c. what did he get (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Roberto trajo de su viaje regalos para los niños. - ¿Y qué compró para ti?Roberto brought presents for the children from his trip. - And what did he get you?
d. what did she get (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Laura se compó ropa en el mercadillo, pero esa falda es de una tienda. - ¿Y qué compró en el mercadillo?Laura bought some clothes at the street market, but the skirt is from a store. - So what did she get at the market?
a. what he bought (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Samuel gasta mucho dinero en tiendas online, a veces sin saber siquiera qué compró.Samuel spends a lot of money at online stores, sometimes without even knowing what he bought.
b. what she bought (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Sara no quiere decirme qué compró. Dice que es un secreto.Sara doesn't want to tell me what she bought. She says it's a secret.
c. what he got (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Leo salió de la librería con una bolsa llena de libros. - Es extraño. No le gusta leer. Me pregunto qué compró.Leo came out of the bookstore with a bag full of books. - That's odd. He doesn't like reading. I wonder what he got.
d. what she got (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Lucía estuvo en mi tienda ayer, pero no recuerdo qué compró.Lucia came to my store yesterday, but I don't remember what she got.
3. (formal) (in questions; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. what did you buy
¿Qué compró a sus nietos, señora Miller? - Solo un detalle.What did you buy for your grandchildren, Mrs. Miller? - Just a little something.
b. what did you get
Así que dice que estuvo mirando vitrinas por el centro de la ciudad y que entró en una tienda de ropa. ¿Qué compró? ¿Lo recuerda?So you're saying that you were window-shopping downtown and that you came into this clothes store. What did you get? Do you remember?
4. (formal) (in statements; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. what you bought
No sé qué compró en la tienda de antigüedades, pero parece muy entusiasmada, señora Domínguez. - Es un ánfora griega del siglo VI a. C., una pieza única.I don't know what you bought at the antique shop, Mrs. Dominguez, but you look really excited. - It's a Greek amphora from the 6th century BC, a unique piece.
b. what you got
Señor Farrell, quisiera que me muestre qué compró en el supermercado.Mr. Farrell, I'd like you to show me what you got from the grocery store.
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