Breakdown of Nos encanta la selva, por eso la protegeremos en cuanto podamos.
poder
to be able to / can
nos
to us
encantar
to love (something)
la
it / her (direct object)
por eso
therefore / that's why
proteger
to protect
en cuanto
as soon as
la selva
jungle
Questions & Answers about Nos encanta la selva, por eso la protegeremos en cuanto podamos.
Why is podamos in the subjunctive instead of the normal present tense podemos?
Because of the phrase en cuanto (as soon as). When you use temporal phrases to talk about a specific event that hasn't happened yet (like protecting the jungle in the future), Spanish requires the subjunctive. If you were talking about a repeated habit, you would use the indicative podemos.
Can I use tan pronto como instead of en cuanto in this sentence?
Yes, tan pronto como and en cuanto both mean "as soon as" and are completely interchangeable here. Since the sentence is about the future, both phrases would trigger the subjunctive podamos.
What does the la in la protegeremos mean here?
It is a direct object pronoun meaning "it", and it refers back to la selva (the jungle). Because selva is a feminine noun, we use la. Object pronouns usually go right before a conjugated verb like the future tense protegeremos.
Why does the sentence use encanta instead of encantamos if it translates to "we love"?
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