Spanish Question

[bben15]

In the sentence, "Disfrute de su navidad," why is the "de" in there? It doesn't seem to make sense.

Also, since it is a command, why isn't a "tú" included after "disfrute?"

God bless you for answering my question. 

[Ancilla Domini]

The de is simply idiomatic, as prepositions generally are in every language. 

As for tú not being present, for one thing, the command is in the usted form (su Navidad), not the tú form. But more to the point, subject pronouns are never used with commands. You may be thinking of reflexive pronouns, but this verb is not reflexive. In any case, no pronoun should be used in this construction.

Hope that helps! 

[bben15]

The de is simply idiomatic, as prepositions generally are in every language. 

As for tú not being present, for one thing, the command is in the usted form (su Navidad), not the tú form. But more to the point, subject pronouns are never used with commands. You may be thinking of reflexive pronouns, but this verb is not reflexive. In any case, no pronoun should be used in this construction.

Hope that helps!

Thank you! That helped a lot! 

[Bonaventure]

I was gonna answer, but the professor already did.

[Ancilla Domini]

I was gonna answer, but the professor already did.

I was waiting for a native (or heritage) speaker to come show me up.  :tongue:

[Bonaventure]

I was gonna answer, but the professor already did.

I was waiting for a native (or heritage) speaker to come show me up.  :tongue:

I can take hints.

[Cesar_Augustus]

I think Disfrute de su Navidad is a strange construction.

Disfruta la Navidad. (Tú form)

And

Disfrute la Navidad. (Usted form)

Sounds more natural.

[Ancilla Domini]

I've seen it both ways and actually heard native speakers argue just as strongly that it sounds strange without the de! Is this something that varies from region to region, Cesar Augustus?

[Cesar_Augustus]

I've seen it both ways and actually heard native speakers argue just as strongly that it sounds strange without the de! Is this something that varies from region to region, Cesar Augustus?

Yes, I think it varies from region to region.

[Ancilla Domini]

I've seen it both ways and actually heard native speakers argue just as strongly that it sounds strange without the de! Is this something that varies from region to region, Cesar Augustus?

Yes, I think it varies from region to region.

Ah, thanks, Cesar Augusto! That's something I had been wondering about.