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Usamos la cámara para buscar extraterrestres y ovnis.

Usamos la cámara para buscar extraterrestres y ovnis.
We use the camera to look for aliens and UFOs.
From Lesson 160:Subjunctive for doubt (dudar que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Usamos la cámara para buscar extraterrestres y ovnis.

Why is it para buscar instead of por buscar?
When you want to express purpose or say "in order to" do something, you use para followed by an infinitive verb. Here, para buscar means "in order to look for."
Why isn't there a word for "for" after buscar?
The verb buscar inherently means "to look for" or "to search for." You don't need to add a translation for the English word "for" right after it.
Shouldn't there be a "personal a" before extraterrestres?
Not in this sentence. Even if we count aliens as people, the personal a is dropped when the direct object is an unknown or non-specific person. Since we are looking for any aliens out there and don't have specific individuals in mind, we don't use the a.
Is ovnis a regular word or an acronym?
It started as an acronym for Objeto Volador No Identificado (Unidentified Flying Object). In Spanish, common acronyms are often treated as regular lowercase nouns, which is why it can take an s to form the plural ovnis.

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