Question 1

Why is nos placed before dejaron instead of being attached to the infinitive?

Accepted Answer

In causative structures using dejar (to let) or hacer (to make) followed by an infinitive, the object pronoun almost always goes right before the conjugated verb. Here, nos (us) goes before dejaron (they let) to express 'they didn't let us', rather than attaching to entrar.

Question 2

Why does the sentence start with Como instead of Porque to say 'since' or 'because'?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, you generally cannot start a sentence with porque to give a reason. When the cause is placed at the very beginning of the sentence, you must use como. If you wanted to use porque, you would have to state the result first: No nos dejaron entrar al vestuario porque perdimos el partido.

Question 3

Why is it entrar al vestuario and not just entrar el vestuario?

Accepted Answer

Unlike English where you simply 'enter a place,' the Spanish verb entrar generally requires the preposition a (or sometimes en) to indicate movement into a space. Here, the preposition a combines with the masculine article el to form the contraction al.

Question 4

Who is the 'they' in dejaron?

Accepted Answer

The 'they' is unspecified. Using the third-person plural is a common way in Spanish to express an impersonal action done by an unnamed group, like security guards or referees in this case. It is very similar to how we say 'they didn't let us in' or 'we weren't allowed in' in English without naming a specific person.

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