Breakdown of Viajamos por la ciudad.
la ciudad
the city
viajar
to travel
por
for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)
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Questions & Answers about Viajamos por la ciudad.
Since this lesson is about using 'en' for location, why does this sentence use 'por' instead of 'en la ciudad'?
The lesson teaches en for being located in a place or using transport (like en tren). However, we use por here because it describes movement 'through' or 'around' a place. If you said Viajamos en la ciudad, it sounds like you are just doing your traveling while statically inside the city limits. Viajamos por la ciudad emphasizes moving all around or through it.
Why is there no word for 'we' in this sentence?
Is viajamos present tense ('we travel') or past tense ('we traveled')?
It can actually be both! For regular verbs ending in -ar, like viajar (to travel), the 'we' form is exactly the same in the present tense and the past tense. You just have to figure out which one it means based on the context of the conversation.
Why does ciudad use the feminine word la even though it doesn't end in -a?