Todos queremos dar las gracias a la voluntaria de la ONG.

to want

Breakdown of Todos queremos dar las gracias a la voluntaria de la ONG.

• a: to
• de: from
• todos: we all

Questions & Answers about Todos queremos dar las gracias a la voluntaria de la ONG.

1. Why does the sentence start with todos and not with nosotros?

In Spanish, todos on its own can mean “all of us” when the context is clear.

• Todos queremos… ≈ Nosotros todos queremos… ≈ All of us want…
• Adding nosotros (Nosotros todos queremos…) is possible but sounds heavier and is usually unnecessary.

Putting todos at the start emphasizes that it’s a shared feeling: “All of us (without exception) want to…”

2. Why is nosotros missing before queremos? Isn’t a subject pronoun needed?

In Spanish, subject pronouns (yo, tú, él, nosotros, etc.) are often omitted because the verb ending already shows the subject.

• queremos clearly indicates “we” (1st person plural).
• So (Nosotros) queremos… → Nosotros is optional and usually dropped unless you need emphasis or contrast:
  
  • Nosotros queremos dar las gracias, no ellos.
    (We want to thank her, not them.)

That’s why Todos queremos… is completely natural: todos already reinforces who is included.

3. Why do you say dar las gracias instead of just gracias or decir gracias?