Question

write the name of the appliance the performs the action below based on the sentence. write the definite article in your answer.

no quiero lavar los platos. necesito

Explanation:

Analyze the sentence context

Using the Spanish Household Chores and Spanish Vocabulary knowledge points:

• The sentence is: "No quiero lavar los platos. Necesito..."
• This translates to: "I do not want to wash the dishes. I need..."

Identify the required appliance

Using the Spanish Vocabulary knowledge point:

• The action is washing dishes ("lavar los platos").
• The household appliance that performs this action is a dishwasher.
• In Spanish, "dishwasher" is "el lavaplatos" (or "el lavavajillas").

Determine the correct grammatical form

Using the Spanish Vocabulary knowledge point:

• The prompt asks to write the name of the appliance with its definite article.
• "Lavaplatos" is a masculine singular noun.
• The masculine singular definite article is "el".
• Therefore, the complete term is "el lavaplatos".

Answer:

No quiero lavar los platos. Necesito <blank>el lavaplatos</blank>.