Breakdown of Llevamos años sin compartir un café juntos.
un
a, an (masculine)
el año
the year
el café
the coffee
compartir
to share
junto
together
sin
without
llevar
to have been (doing) for a time
Questions & Answers about Llevamos años sin compartir un café juntos.
Why does this sentence use llevamos instead of a translation of "we haven't"?
In Spanish, the standard way to express how long you haven't done something is using llevar (conjugated) + the amount of time + sin + an infinitive verb. So llevamos años sin compartir literally translates to "we carry years without sharing," which is the natural way to say "we haven't shared... in years."
Why is it compartir (to share) instead of an -ando/-iendo form like compartiendo?
After prepositions like sin (without), Spanish always uses the infinitive form of the verb (compartir). English often uses the "-ing" form after prepositions (like "without sharing"), but Spanish strictly requires the infinitive.
Where is the word for "for" before años?
When using the llevar + time structure, you do not need a preposition like por or durante to mean "for." You just state the amount of time directly right after the verb, as in llevamos años.
Can I say tomar un café instead of compartir un café?
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