Breakdown of Nosotras decidimos vivir en un departamento nuevo.
un
a, an (masculine)
vivir
to live / to be constantly (doing something)
en
in / on / at
nosotras
we (feminine)
Questions & Answers about Nosotras decidimos vivir en un departamento nuevo.
How do we get decidimos from the verb decidir?
Why isn't the verb vivir conjugated here?
When you have two verbs working together to form a single idea like "decide to live," only the first verb is conjugated to match the subject (decidimos). The second verb stays in its raw dictionary form, which is the infinitive (vivir).
Why does the sentence use nosotras instead of nosotros?
Nosotras is the feminine form of "we." This tells us that the group of people deciding consists entirely of females. If the group was all men, or a mix of men and women, they would use nosotros.
Why is it un departamento nuevo and not un nuevo departamento?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like nuevo (new) usually come right after the noun they describe. So instead of saying "a new apartment," the word order is "an apartment new" (un departamento nuevo).