Necesito descanso después de correr cada día.

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Breakdown of Necesito descanso después de correr cada día.

• el día: the day
• cada: each, every
• después de: after

Questions & Answers about Necesito descanso después de correr cada día.

Why is descanso used here instead of the infinitive descansar?

In Spanish you can express “to rest” either by using the infinitive descansar (“Necesito descansar…”) or by using the noun descanso (“Necesito descanso…”). Using the noun emphasises the concept of rest as a thing you need—a break or period of rest. Using the infinitive focuses on the action of resting. Both are correct, but “Necesito descansar…” is more common in spoken language.

Why isn’t there an article before descanso? Could I say “Necesito un descanso…”?

Descanso in this sentence is an uncountable noun meaning “rest.” When you refer to rest in general, you usually omit the article: “Necesito descanso…” If you want to mean “a break,” you can use the countable sense with an article: “Necesito un descanso.”

Why do we have después de correr and not just después correr?

“Después de” is a fixed prepositional phrase meaning “after.” Spanish prepositions must be followed by an infinitive if you want to use a verb: después de + correr. You cannot drop the de in this structure.

Why is correr in the infinitive form rather than a conjugated verb?

After a preposition (in this case de), Spanish always uses the infinitive form of the verb. That’s why it’s correr and not a subject-conjugated form like “corro” or “corres.”