Ready to test your knowledge about Spanish Word Order?
Understanding Spanish Sentence Structure
In Spanish, just like in English, words in a sentence need to be in the right order to make sense. Let's learn how to put words together to make sentences in Spanish.
Basic Sentence Structure
The most common way to arrange words in a Spanish sentence is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). This means the person or thing doing the action comes first, then the action, and finally the thing or person receiving the action.
Examples
Yocomo manzanas.
Ellalee un libro.
Nosotrosjugamos fútbol.
Adjectives After Nouns
In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.
Examples
El perro grande.
La casa azul.
El libro interesante.
Questions in Spanish
To ask a question in Spanish, you often switch the order of the subject and the verb. Sometimes, you can also add a question word at the beginning.
Examples
¿Comestú manzanas?
¿Leeella un libro?
¿Jugamosnosotros fútbol?
Negatives in Spanish
To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you usually put 'no' before the verb.
Examples
Nocomo manzanas.
Nolee ella un libro.
Nojugamos fútbol.
More About Word Order
Important Points
Adverbs usually come after verbs.
Indirect objects often come before direct objects.
Prepositional phrases usually come at the end.
Examples
Corrorápidamente.
Ledoy un regalo a mi amigo.
Voyal parque después de la escuela.
Ready to test your knowledge about Spanish Word Order?