Breakdown of Ellos quieren repartir la agenda después de que el transporte llegue.
de
from / of
ellos
they
llegar
to arrive
querer
to want
que
that / than
después
after / afterwards
repartir
to distribute / to hand out
la agenda
the agenda / the schedule
el transporte
the transportation
Questions & Answers about Ellos quieren repartir la agenda después de que el transporte llegue.
Why is llegue in the subjunctive instead of the indicative llega?
We use the subjunctive after después de que when referring to a future event that hasn't happened yet. Because the transportation hasn't arrived at the time they want to distribute the agenda, we must use the present subjunctive llegue.
Could I just say después de llegar instead of después de que el transporte llegue?
Not in this case. You can use después de followed by an infinitive only when the subject of both actions is the same (for example, if they were the ones arriving). Because the subject changes here (they are distributing, but the transportation is arriving), you have to use después de que followed by a conjugated verb.
Does la agenda refer to a meeting schedule or a physical planner book here?
Why is it repartir instead of a conjugated form like reparten?
When two verbs are used together to express a single idea, only the first one is conjugated. Quieren (they want) is conjugated to match the subject ellos, so the second verb repartir (to distribute) stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form.
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