Breakdown of No quiero reprobar el examen, voy a volver a intentarlo.
no
no, not
ir
to go
a
to
querer
to want
lo
it / him (direct object)
reprobar
to fail
el examen
exam
intentar
to try
volver
to do again (volver a + infinitive)
Questions & Answers about No quiero reprobar el examen, voy a volver a intentarlo.
Why are there two as in voy a volver a?
Why is it volver and not vuelvo?
Because it comes immediately after voy a (I am going to). In Spanish, after a preposition like a, the next verb must remain in its infinitive (unchanged) form. So, you use the infinitive volver instead of conjugating it to vuelvo.
Why is the lo attached to the end of intentar in intentarlo?
The lo means 'it' (referring to the attempt to pass the exam). Because intentar is in its infinitive (unconjugated) form, you can attach the pronoun directly to the end to make one word: intentarlo (to try it). You could also put the lo all the way at the beginning of the verb chain: lo voy a volver a intentar. Both are perfectly correct!
Does reprobar mean 'to reprove'?
No, this is a false friend! In Latin American Spanish, reprobar is the most common way to say 'to fail' a test, an exam, or a school grade.
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