Vamos al parque después de la escuela.

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Breakdown of Vamos al parque después de la escuela.

• nosotros: we
• después de: after
• ir: to go

Questions & Answers about Vamos al parque después de la escuela.

Why is it vamos and not ir? What exactly does vamos mean here?

Ir is the infinitive form: ir = to go.

Vamos is the present tense, 1st person plural of ir:

• yo voy – I go
• tú vas – you (sing., informal) go
• él / ella / usted va – he / she / you (formal) go
• nosotros / nosotras vamos – we go
• vosotros / vosotras vais – you all (informal, Spain) go
• ellos / ellas / ustedes van – they / you all (formal) go

So vamos literally means we go or we are going.

Why is there no nosotros in the sentence? Can I say Nosotros vamos al parque…?

Spanish normally drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the subject.

• Vamos al parque… = We go / We are going to the park…
• Nosotros vamos al parque… is also correct, but nosotros adds emphasis, like:
  • We (as opposed to someone else) are going to the park…

In neutral, everyday speech, Spanish speakers in Spain would usually just say Vamos al parque… without nosotros.

Why do you say al parque and not a el parque?