"He eats."

[deni_db]

What is the rule for when to use the accent mark with el and when you don't need it?

[marcy65brown]

"Él" means "he" or with a preposition "him." "El" means "the."

[lamam7]

i don't understand why we can't use "Ello" for he? "Él" makes it more confusing

[LeeRoccy]

Hello Lamam7. Because "ello" means "it". ─"Ello" is rarely ever used in Spanish.

• -I eat. ................ Yo como
• -You eat. ......... Tú comes. / Usted come.
• -He eats. ......... Él come.
• -She eats. ....... Ella come.
• -It eats. ............. Come. (Ex. the horse.)
• -We eat. .......... Nosotros comemos/ Nosotras comemos.
• -You eat. ......... Ustedes comen.
• -They eat. ....... Ellos comen./ Ellas comen.

[VianiGarner]

I thought eat was comer

[rspreng]

Comer = to eat, como = I eat, come = he, she, it eats, and so on

[EdwinJamin]

how do i say 'i eat' is it 'yo comer'?

[LeeRoccy]

Hello EdwinJamin. "I eat" = "Yo como".

• -"Comer" is the infinitive and means "to eat". Example:
  • -Yo quiero comer. → I want to eat.
  • -Tú quieres comer. → You want to eat.
  • -Ella quiere comer. → She wants to eat.