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Nous allons au parc pour courir ensemble.

Nous allons au parc pour courir ensemble.
We are going to the park to run together.
From Lesson 58:Expressing purpose (pour)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous allons au parc pour courir ensemble.

Why is pour used here when the English translation just says "to run"?
In French, when you want to express the purpose of doing something (meaning "in order to"), you use pour followed by the infinitive verb. So, to say you are going to the park in order to run, you must use pour courir.
Why isn't the verb courir conjugated to match Nous?
Because it comes directly after the preposition pour. In French, when a verb follows pour to show a goal or purpose, it stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form. The subject Nous only conjugates the main verb, allons.
Why does the sentence use au instead of à le for "to the park"?
The word parc is masculine. In French, you can never say à le. Whenever the preposition à (to/at) meets the masculine article le (the), they must combine into the single word au.
Does Nous allons translate to "We go" or "We are going"?
It translates to both! French doesn't have a separate "-ing" tense for actions happening right now. Nous allons can mean "we go" as a general habit, or "we are going" right at this moment. You tell which one it is from the context.

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