Breakdown of Cuando visitemos la galería, trataremos de entender el arte abstracto.
visitar
to visit
entender
to understand
el arte
the art
la
the (feminine)
Questions & Answers about Cuando visitemos la galería, trataremos de entender el arte abstracto.
Why is it trataremos de instead of using an impersonal reflexive form like se tratará de?
This highlights the core difference between the personal tratar de (to try to do something) and the impersonal tratarse de (to be about). Because we are actively making an attempt to understand the art, we use the personal form trataremos de. If the sentence meant 'the gallery is about abstract art', it would use the impersonal reflexive form: la galería se trata de arte abstracto.
Why is visitemos in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative visitamos?
The word cuando (when) triggers the subjunctive whenever it introduces an action that hasn't happened yet. Since this visit is in the future, you must use visitemos. If you were talking about a habitual routine ('Whenever we visit the gallery...'), you would use the indicative visitamos.
Is the preposition de always required between tratar and entender?
Yes. When tratar means 'to try to do something', it must be followed by de plus an infinitive verb. If you wanted to avoid the preposition, you could swap in the verb intentar, which also means 'to try' but connects directly to the infinitive: intentaremos entender.
Why is it el arte abstracto with a masculine article and adjective?