Word
No puedo manejar por la niebla.
Meaning
I cannot drive because of the fog.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of No puedo manejar por la niebla.
no
no, not
poder
to be able to / can
manejar
to drive
por
for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)
Questions & Answers about No puedo manejar por la niebla.
Why does this use por instead of porque to mean "because"?
Could por la niebla also mean "through the fog"?
Yes! Por can indicate both a reason ("because of") and movement ("through"). Without extra context, manejar por la niebla could mean "drive through the fog." However, saying "I cannot drive through the fog" and "I cannot drive because of the fog" have a very similar practical meaning in this situation.
I have learned conducir for "to drive". Why use manejar here?
In Latin America, manejar is the standard and most common word for driving a vehicle. You will mostly hear conducir used in Spain. Both are correct, but for Latin American Spanish, manejar is the word you will hear most often.
Why does manejar stay in its infinitive form instead of being conjugated?