Breakdown of Los estudiantes están listos. ¡Movilicémoslos por el cambio!
el estudiante
student
estar
to be (location/state)
listo
ready
por
for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)
los
them (masculine direct object)
movilizar
to mobilize
el cambio
the change
Questions & Answers about Los estudiantes están listos. ¡Movilicémoslos por el cambio!
Why is it movilicemos with a c instead of a z?
To say "let's do something," Spanish uses the nosotros form of the present subjunctive. The infinitive here is movilizar. Because Spanish spelling rules require changing z to c before an e, the subjunctive form becomes movilicemos.
Why is the pronoun los attached to the end of movilicémoslos, and why is there an accent mark?
In affirmative commands, including "let's" suggestions, object pronouns like los (them) must be attached directly to the end of the verb. Adding this pronoun adds an extra syllable to the word. We add an accent mark to the e to ensure the spoken stress stays on the exact same syllable as it does in the base verb movilicemos.
I thought we had to drop the final "s" when attaching a pronoun to a "let's" command. Why is the "s" still there?
You only drop the final s when you attach the reflexive pronoun nos (for example, sentémonos, not sentémosnos) or the pronoun se (like démoselo). When you attach direct object pronouns like lo, la, los, or las, you keep the s. That is why it remains movilicémoslos.
Why do we use por instead of para in por el cambio?
Por is used here because it expresses the motivation, cause, or reason for an action. They are mobilizing "for the sake of" or "on behalf of" the change.
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