Breakdown of Podremos conectar ese sensor a la red.
ese
that (masculine)
a
to
poder
to be able to / can
la red
network
conectar
to connect
el sensor
sensor
Questions & Answers about Podremos conectar ese sensor a la red.
Why is the word for "we will be able to" podremos instead of "poderemos"?
Poder (to be able to / can) has an irregular stem in the future tense. Normally, you form the future tense by adding endings directly to the full infinitive. But for poder, you drop the "e" to get the stem podr-, and then add the regular "we" future ending -emos. That gives us podremos.
Why is conectar (to connect) not conjugated in the future tense too?
When two verbs are used together to express a single action or idea, only the first verb is conjugated. Because we already conjugated the first verb into podremos (we will be able to), the second verb conectar must stay in its infinitive (dictionary) form.
Why does this sentence use ese sensor instead of eso sensor for "that sensor"?
Does la red mean "the internet" here?
It certainly can! La red literally translates to "the net" or "the network." Depending on the context, it can refer to a physical net (like a fishing net), an electrical grid, a local computer network, or the Internet itself. In the context of connecting a sensor, it usually refers to a wireless or computer network.
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