Breakdown of Tus amigos quieren jugar en la playa.
querer
to want
en
on
jugar
to play
la playa
the beach
tus
your
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Why do we say tus amigos instead of sus amigos?
Because tus is the second-person singular informal possessive adjective in Spanish, meaning your (informal). Meanwhile, sus has several meanings (it can mean his, her, their, or your formal). In this sentence, you’re addressing the person informally, so tus is used instead of sus.
Why is quieren used, rather than quieres or queremos?
Quieren corresponds to they want in Spanish, matching the subject tus amigos (which is they). If you used quieres, that would mean you want, which doesn’t match the subject. If you used queremos, that would mean we want, which again doesn’t fit the idea of your friends wanting something.
Why is the verb jugar in the infinitive?
After querer, Spanish typically uses the infinitive to express the action desired (in this case, jugar). Verbs that come immediately after querer are not conjugated. This structure is similar to English when you say want to play, where to play is the infinitive.
Why do we use en la playa instead of a la playa?
In Spanish, en is used to indicate being in or on a place, aligning with the idea of playing at or on the beach. If you used a la playa, it would focus more on toward the beach (like you are going to the beach), rather than actually playing on the beach itself.
Why is it la playa and not el playa?
The word playa (beach) is a feminine noun in Spanish. Nouns have grammatical gender and playa is feminine, so the correct article is la. If it were a masculine noun, you would use el instead.
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