Breakdown of Antes de salir, ella visita a su abuela.
de
from / of
ella
she
la abuela
the grandmother
su
his/her/its/their/your (formal)
Questions & Answers about Antes de salir, ella visita a su abuela.
English says 'Before going out', so why does Spanish use the infinitive salir instead of the -ing form saliendo?
In Spanish, when a verb comes directly after a preposition like de (as in antes de), it must always be in its dictionary or infinitive form (salir). You never use the -ing form (the gerund) after a preposition in Spanish.
Could I just say Antes salir without the de?
Why is there an a between visita and su abuela?
This is called the 'personal a'. In Spanish, whenever the direct object of a verb is a specific person, you must put an a right before it. Since her grandmother (su abuela) is a person, we need the personal a.