Breakdown of Tengo una sugerencia para fijar el horario de la reunión.
de
from / of
tener
to have
una
a, an (feminine)
la reunión
the meeting / gathering
para
for
el horario
the schedule (timetable)
la sugerencia
the suggestion
fijar
to set / to fix (establish, attach)
Questions & Answers about Tengo una sugerencia para fijar el horario de la reunión.
The current lesson is about using quedar en to agree on things. Could we use it in this sentence instead of fijar?
Not exactly, because it changes the meaning. Fijar means "to set" or "to establish" a detail. Quedar en means "to agree on" something together. You can make a suggestion to set a schedule (fijar), but once an agreement is reached, you would use the lesson's phrase: Quedamos en el horario (We agreed on the schedule).
Why use para fijar here instead of por fijar?
You use para followed by an infinitive when you mean "in order to." The suggestion is being made in order to set the schedule. Por + infinitive usually indicates a cause ("because of doing something") or an action that is yet to be done.
Could I say fijar la hora instead of fijar el horario?
Yes, but they have slightly different meanings. La hora is a specific time on the clock (like 2:00 PM). El horario refers to a broader schedule, which might include the start time, end time, and the day.
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