Mi amiga y yo cruzamos el camino al parque después de la reunión.

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Breakdown of Mi amiga y yo cruzamos el camino al parque después de la reunión.

• la: the
• mi: my
• el: the
• después de: after
• a: to
• y: and
• la amiga: the friend
• el parque: the park
• la reunión: the meeting
• el camino: the path
• cruzar: to cross

Questions & Answers about Mi amiga y yo cruzamos el camino al parque después de la reunión.

Why do we say mi amiga y yo instead of mi amiga y mí?

In Spanish, yo is the subject pronoun for “I.” When you’re listing people including yourself, you use yo for yourself as part of the subject. Mí would be used in object positions or after prepositions other than con, so it wouldn't be correct in this case.

Why is the verb cruzamos in this form?

Cruzamos comes from the verb cruzar (“to cross”) and is in the first-person plural form of the present tense (or the simple past if context suggests it, but here it’s likely present tense). This matches the subject mi amiga y yo, so it indicates “we cross.”

What is the difference between al parque and a el parque?

Spanish has a contraction rule: when the preposition a is followed by el, they merge to form al. You never write a el separately. So al parque is just the standard way of saying “to the park.”

Could I use la calle instead of el camino?

It depends on the context. El camino often emphasizes a “path” or “way,” whereas la calle refers specifically to a “street.” If you’re talking about a street in a city, la calle might work. If it’s a path or general route, el camino is appropriate.

How does después de la reunión translate to “after the meeting”?

In Spanish, después de means “after,” and la reunión is “the meeting.” Together, después de la reunión means “after the meeting.” You can use this structure después de + [noun] any time you want to say “after” something happens or happened.