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Una la computadora está en mi mochila.
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Look at the sentence below and explain in English why the underlined portion is incorrect.
"Una la computadora" está en mi mochila.
"Una la computadora" está en mi mochila.
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"The computer is in my backpack."
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The underlined portion "Una la computadora" is incorrect because it mixes two different ways of expressing quantity and specificity in Spanish.
In Spanish, "una" means "a" or "one," and it is used to refer to a singular noun. However, "la" is a definite article meaning "the." You should not combine "una" and "la" when referring to the same noun.
The correct way to express it would either be "Una computadora" (which means "a computer") if you are introducing it for the first time and referring to any computer, or "La computadora" (which means "the computer") if you are talking about a specific computer for which both the speaker and listener have context.
So, the correct sentence should be either "Una computadora está en mi mochila" or "La computadora está en mi mochila," depending on the intended meaning.
In Spanish, "una" means "a" or "one," and it is used to refer to a singular noun. However, "la" is a definite article meaning "the." You should not combine "una" and "la" when referring to the same noun.
The correct way to express it would either be "Una computadora" (which means "a computer") if you are introducing it for the first time and referring to any computer, or "La computadora" (which means "the computer") if you are talking about a specific computer for which both the speaker and listener have context.
So, the correct sentence should be either "Una computadora está en mi mochila" or "La computadora está en mi mochila," depending on the intended meaning.
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