Todos queremos sobrevivir al accidente.

to want

Breakdown of Todos queremos sobrevivir al accidente.

• al: to the
• todos: we all
• el accidente: the accident

Questions & Answers about Todos queremos sobrevivir al accidente.

Why is todos used on its own? Shouldn’t it be todos nosotros?

In this sentence, todos by itself already means “all of us” because the verb queremos (we want) clearly shows the subject is “we”.

• Todos queremos… = We all want… / All of us want…
• Todos nosotros queremos… is also correct, just more explicit or emphatic: We all (we, not others) want…

So:

• todos = “all (of us)” here, understood from the verb.
• You usually only add nosotros for extra emphasis or contrast:
  
  • Todos nosotros queremos sobrevivir, pero ellos no.
    All of us want to survive, but they don’t.

Why is there no nosotros pronoun before queremos?

Spanish usually drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

• queremos → 1st person plural → we want
  So:
• (Nosotros) queremos sobrevivir al accidente.
  Both versions are correct. In normal, neutral speech, you usually say just queremos.

You add nosotros mainly for emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Nosotros queremos sobrevivir, ellos no.
  We want to survive; they don’t.