Voy a explicar un tema importante para los estudiantes el lunes.

I am going to explain an important topic for the students on Monday.

Breakdown of Voy a explicar un tema importante para los estudiantes el lunes.

• yo: I
• para: for
• a: to
• ir: to go
• explicar: to explain
• los: the
• el estudiante: the student
• el tema: the topic
• importante: important
• el lunes: the Monday

Questions & Answers about Voy a explicar un tema importante para los estudiantes el lunes.

Why does the sentence use voy a explicar instead of another form of the future?

In Spanish, ir a + infinitive is a very common way to talk about a near-future or planned action. It sounds natural and conversational. You could also use the simple future (explicaré), but voy a explicar is more frequent for describing intentions or plans.

Why do we say para los estudiantes instead of por los estudiantes?

Para typically indicates the recipient or the purpose: the topic is for the students. Por would imply a cause or reason, or could mean by or through the students, which doesn't fit the intended meaning. Hence para is correct here.

Could I say voy a explicar a los estudiantes un tema importante? Would that be correct?

Yes, it’s grammatically correct to place a los estudiantes right after the verb. However, para los estudiantes highlights that the explanation is intended for them, emphasizing the audience or purpose. A los estudiantes focuses more on whom you are speaking to. Both are acceptable, but they slightly shift the nuance.

Why do we use el lunes instead of just saying lunes?

In Spanish, days of the week usually come with the definite article (el lunes, el martes, etc.) when you refer to a specific day. You could drop the article in some contexts (like phrases with hoy es lunes), but in expressions about future actions—like scheduling on a certain day—you use el.

Is there a reason we say un tema importante (masculine) rather than una tema importante?

The word tema is masculine in Spanish, despite ending in -a. Some nouns that look feminine are masculine due to their Greek origin (like el problema, el sistema, el tema). That’s why we use un tema importante, not una tema importante.