Breakdown of Se necesitan unos zapatos nuevos para correr.
necesitar
to need
unos
some (masculine)
el zapato
the shoe
nuevo
new
para
for
correr
to run
se
(impersonal) one / passive marker
Questions & Answers about Se necesitan unos zapatos nuevos para correr.
Why is the verb plural (necesitan) if we aren't talking about "they"?
Who is actually doing the needing in this sentence?
The English translation says "to run", but couldn't para correr also mean "for running"?
Yes! In English, we often say "for running". But in Spanish, whenever a verb directly follows a preposition like para (for / in order to), it must stay in its infinitive (dictionary) form, which is correr here. You never use the -ndo form (like corriendo) directly after a preposition.
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