Word
Tenemos que imprimir veinticuatro copias del formulario antes de la reunión.
Meaning
We have to print twenty-four copies of the form before the meeting.
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Breakdown of Tenemos que imprimir veinticuatro copias del formulario antes de la reunión.
nosotros
we
antes de
before
del
of the
la reunión
the meeting
Questions & Answers about Tenemos que imprimir veinticuatro copias del formulario antes de la reunión.
Why isn’t nosotros included in the sentence?
Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.
Here, tenemos means we have, so the we is already built into the verb. Because of that, Nosotros tenemos que imprimir... is possible, but it is usually unnecessary unless you want extra emphasis or contrast.
- Tenemos que imprimir... = normal, neutral
- Nosotros tenemos que imprimir... = emphasizes we
How does tenemos que work?
Tener que + infinitive is a very common structure meaning to have to do something.
So:
- tenemos = we have
- que imprimir = to print
Together, tenemos que imprimir means we have to print.
This structure works with all persons:
- tengo que = I have to
- tienes que = you have to
- tiene que = he/she has to
- tenemos que = we have to
Why is imprimir in the infinitive and not conjugated?