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Al final del día, mi hija dijo que lo mejor del viaje fue beber agua de la cantimplora junto a la cascada y sentarse cerca de la hoguera.
Meaning
At the end of the day, my daughter said that the best part of the trip was drinking water from the canteen by the waterfall and sitting near the campfire.
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Breakdown of Al final del día, mi hija dijo que lo mejor del viaje fue beber agua de la cantimplora junto a la cascada y sentarse cerca de la hoguera.
el agua
the water
ser
to be
beber
to drink
el día
the day
Questions & Answers about Al final del día, mi hija dijo que lo mejor del viaje fue beber agua de la cantimplora junto a la cascada y sentarse cerca de la hoguera.
What does Al final del día mean here? Is it literal or idiomatic?
It can be understood in both ways:
- Literal: at the end of the day
- Idiomatic: when all is said and done / in the end
In this sentence, it most naturally sounds like literal time reference: later that day, the daughter said that the best part of the trip was those activities.
A learner should know that Al final del día is also used idiomatically in Spanish, just like at the end of the day in English.
Why do we have al in Al final and del in del día?
Both are contractions:
- a + el = al
- de + el = del
So:
- al final = at the end
- del día = of the day
This is mandatory in standard Spanish when a or de comes before the masculine singular article el.
- Voy al parque = I’m going to the park
- Vengo del trabajo = I’m coming from work
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