Breakdown of Llaman toda la mañana para reportar la lentitud del internet.
la mañana
the morning
del
from the / of the
para
for
llamar
to call / to attract (attention)
todo
all / everything
el internet
the internet
reportar
to report (an incident, problem)
la lentitud
slowness
Questions & Answers about Llaman toda la mañana para reportar la lentitud del internet.
Who exactly is the subject of llaman if there is no pronoun like ellos?
This is an impersonal use of the third-person plural, which is exactly what this lesson focuses on. By omitting a subject, llaman doesn't refer to a specific 'they' that was previously mentioned. Instead, it means 'people are calling' or 'calls are coming in.' It focuses on the action rather than who is performing it.
Why use the simple present llaman instead of a continuous or perfect tense if they are calling 'all morning'?
In Spanish, the simple present is frequently used for actions that began in the past and are still ongoing, especially when paired with an ongoing time phrase like toda la mañana. While English prefers 'People have been calling,' Spanish favors the simple present llaman to express this same ongoing reality.
Why do we use para reportar instead of por reportar?
Para followed by an infinitive is used to express the purpose or goal of an action, translating directly to 'in order to.' The callers' goal is to report the slow connection. If you used por, it would incorrectly imply they are calling because of a report that already exists.
Is internet a masculine noun here? I've seen it used without any article before.
Yes, it is masculine here, which is why the preposition de and the article el contract to form del internet. While internet can sometimes be treated as a feminine noun (la internet) or used with no article at all, using el internet is extremely common in everyday Latin American Spanish.
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