Breakdown of No podemos asistir a la fiesta, por eso te avisamos.
no
no, not
a
to
la fiesta
the party
poder
to be able to / can
te
to you / you (direct object)
por eso
therefore / that's why
asistir
to attend
avisar
to notify / to warn
Questions & Answers about No podemos asistir a la fiesta, por eso te avisamos.
Why does the phrase por eso translate to "that's why"?
I thought asistir meant "to assist". Why does it mean "attend" here?
The verb asistir is a classic "false friend" for English speakers. It looks like "assist," but it actually means "to attend" (like going to a party, meeting, or class). If you want to say "to assist" or "to help" in Spanish, you need to use the verb ayudar.
Why is there an a between asistir and la fiesta?
In Spanish, the verb asistir almost always requires the preposition a right after it when you mention the event you are going to. While in English you simply "attend the party," in Spanish the structure is essentially "attend to the party" (asistir a la fiesta).
Why is the word te placed before the verb in te avisamos?
The word te is an object pronoun that means "you" (informal). In Spanish, these object pronouns are placed immediately before the conjugated verb. So instead of the English word order "we notify you," Spanish uses the order "you we notify" (te avisamos).
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