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Ella quiere buscar un trabajo nuevo en la ciudad.

Ella quiere buscar un trabajo nuevo en la ciudad.
She wants to look for a new job in the city.
From Lesson 44:Desires and plans (querer)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ella quiere buscar un trabajo nuevo en la ciudad.

Why is buscar not conjugated here?
When you express a desire or plan using two verbs together, only the first verb is conjugated to match the person. Since ella (she) is doing the wanting, querer becomes quiere. The second verb, buscar, stays in its basic infinitive form (ending in -ar) just like how we say "to look" in English.
The translation says "look for", but I only see buscar. Where is the word for "for"?
The verb buscar actually means "to look for" or "to search for" all on its own. You don't need to add a separate word for "for" (like para or por) after it.
Why is it spelled quiere instead of "quere"?
The verb querer (to want) is a "stem-changing" verb. This means that when you conjugate it, the first e in the middle of the word changes to ie for most forms, such as ella quiere (she wants) or yo quiero (I want).
Why is it trabajo nuevo instead of "nuevo trabajo"?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) like nuevo (new) usually come right after the noun they describe. So, instead of "a new job", Spanish translates literally to "a job new" (un trabajo nuevo).

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