Normalmente, desayuno con mi familia antes de ir a la escuela.

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Breakdown of Normalmente, desayuno con mi familia antes de ir a la escuela.

• yo: I
• la escuela: the school
• mi: my
• con: with
• ir: to go
• a: to
• normalmente: normally
• antes de: before
• desayunar: to have breakfast

Questions & Answers about Normalmente, desayuno con mi familia antes de ir a la escuela.

Why is desayuno used without yo at the beginning?

In Spanish, the -o ending in desayuno already indicates that the subject is "I". Adding yo is optional and typically not needed unless you want to emphasize the speaker.

Could I say Yo desayuno or Desayuno yo instead?

You could say Yo desayuno if you want to stress that you (and not somebody else) eat breakfast. Desayuno yo also makes sense, but it sounds more emphatic or stylistically unusual. Typically, Spanish speakers just say Desayuno because the verb form is enough to know the subject.

Why do we say antes de ir a la escuela instead of antes voy a la escuela?

When expressing "before doing something," Spanish uses the structure antes de + infinitive. In this case, "ir" remains in the infinitive to convey "before going." Adding voy (the conjugated form) would be ungrammatical in this context.

What does Normalmente mean, and can I replace it with something else?

Normalmente means "usually" or "normally." You can also say Por lo general or Generalmente. They all convey the idea of a habitual action.

Is it common to omit the "a" in ir a la escuela?

No. In Spanish, you generally say ir a (going to) before a place. Omitting a (e.g., ir la escuela) is incorrect. The combination ir a is the standard way of saying "to go to."