La librería nueva cierra tarde, así que podemos ir después de cenar.

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Breakdown of La librería nueva cierra tarde, así que podemos ir después de cenar.

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

Questions & Answers about La librería nueva cierra tarde, así que podemos ir después de cenar.

Why does librería mean bookstore and not library?

This is a very common trap for English speakers. In Spanish, librería usually means bookstore/bookshop, a place where you buy books.

The word for library is biblioteca.

• librería = bookstore
• biblioteca = library

So in this sentence, La librería nueva means The new bookstore, not The new library.

Why is it la librería nueva and not la nueva librería?

Both are possible, but they can sound slightly different.

In Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun:

• la librería nueva = the new bookstore

This is the most neutral, straightforward order.

If you say:

• la nueva librería

it can sound a bit more expressive or literary, sometimes emphasizing new more strongly, or suggesting the newly opened bookstore depending on context.

For a learner, the safest pattern is:

• noun + adjective → librería nueva

Why is it cierra and not cerrar or está cerrando?