Nos esforzamos mucho para terminar el informe antes de la reunión.

We make a big effort to finish the report before the meeting.

Breakdown of Nos esforzamos mucho para terminar el informe antes de la reunión.

• la: the
• mucho: a lot
• para: to
• nosotros: we

Questions & Answers about Nos esforzamos mucho para terminar el informe antes de la reunión.

Why does the sentence start with nos?

Because the verb is esforzarse, which is a reflexive verb meaning to make an effort / to try hard.

The full infinitive is esforzarse:

• me esfuerzo = I make an effort
• te esfuerzas = you make an effort
• se esfuerza = he/she makes an effort
• nos esforzamos = we make an effort
• os esforzáis = you all make an effort
• se esfuerzan = they make an effort

So nos matches we.

What does nos esforzamos mean exactly?

Nos esforzamos means we make an effort, we try hard, or we put in a lot of effort.

A useful thing to know: this form can be understood as either:

• present: we try hard / we make an effort
• preterite: we tried hard / we made a big effort

In real life, context usually makes it clear which one is meant.

Why is it esforzamos and not esforcemos or something else?