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No tenemos tiempo para esto.

No tenemos tiempo para esto.
We do not have time for this.
From Lesson 19:The verb tener (tengo, tienes)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about No tenemos tiempo para esto.

Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
It is built right into the verb! Tenemos is the "we" form of the verb tener (to have). Because the verb ending already tells us who is doing the action, Spanish speakers usually drop the pronoun nosotros (we).
How does the negative work here? Why isn't there a word for "don't"?
In English, we use helping words like "do not" or "don't" to make a verb negative. In Spanish, it is much simpler: you just put no directly in front of the verb. So, no tenemos simply translates to "not we have."
Why does the sentence use esto for "this" instead of este or esta?
We use the neutral word esto when referring to a general situation, an idea, or something abstract that hasn't been specifically named. Since "this" refers to a general situation that we don't have time for, rather than a specific masculine or feminine object, it doesn't take a gendered ending.
Doesn't the word tiempo also mean "weather"?
Yes, it does! Tiempo can mean either "time" or "weather" depending on the context of the sentence. Here, "we don't have weather for this" wouldn't make much sense, so it clearly means "time."

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