Weighing ingredients and objects

The idea

Pesar can state an object’s weight or describe measuring the weight of something.

Examples

• La maleta pesa doce kilos.The suitcase weighs twelve kilos.
• Peso la harina antes de cocinar.I weigh the flour before cooking.
• ¿Cuánto pesa esta caja?How much does this box weigh?
• Pesamos las manzanas en la tienda.We weigh the apples in the shop.
• El paquete pesa menos de un kilo.The parcel weighs less than a kilo.
• Mi abuelo pesa el arroz para la cena.My grandfather weighs the rice for dinner.

Watch out

With an object as subject, pesa gives its weight; it does not mean the object uses a scale.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct form: La sandía ___ cuatro kilos. (pesa / pesan)

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   pesa

   pesa agrees with the singular watermelon.

2. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ el azúcar en la cocina. (peso / pesas)

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   peso

   peso identifies the person weighing the sugar as the speaker.

3. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ las verduras. (pesamos / pesáis)

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   pesamos

   pesamos includes the speaker among those weighing the vegetables.

Use it today

Name an ingredient you weigh and an object whose weight you know.