Breakdown of Los niños van al zoológico el martes.
el niño
the boy
los
the (masculine plural)
ir
to go
al
to the
Questions & Answers about Los niños van al zoológico el martes.
Why does the sentence use al zoológico instead of a el zoológico?
In Spanish, whenever the preposition a (to) is followed immediately by the masculine singular article el (the), they must combine into the single word al. This is a mandatory contraction, so saying a el is always incorrect.
Why do we use el before martes? Does it mean 'the Tuesday'?
In Spanish, you do not use a direct translation of 'on' for days of the week. To say 'on Tuesday', you simply use the masculine article el right before the day: el martes.
Why is it el martes and not los martes if multiple children are going?
I do not recognize the verb van. What is the base form of this verb?