Breakdown of ¿Quién va al centro mañana?
quién
who
ir
to go
mañana
tomorrow
al
to the (m)
el centro
the center
Questions & Answers about ¿Quién va al centro mañana?
Which form of ir (to go) do we use with quién (who)?
Why does the translation say 'is going' when va is the present tense 'goes'?
In Spanish, the simple present tense (va) is often used to talk about things happening right now or in the near future, just like 'is going' in English. You do not need a complicated '-ing' verb here; va perfectly covers both 'goes' and 'is going'.
Where does the word al come from?
al is a mandatory contraction. Whenever the preposition a (to) is followed immediately by the masculine word for 'the', which is el, they mash together. So, a plus el becomes al (to the).
Does centro literally just mean 'center'?
Yes, it literally translates to 'center', but in everyday Spanish, going al centro almost always means going 'downtown' or to the 'city center' for shopping, working, or hanging out.
I learned earlier that mañana means 'morning'. Why does it mean 'tomorrow' here?
The word mañana does double duty! When it is used with a feminine article like la mañana, it means 'the morning'. But when it is used all by itself as a time word, just like in this sentence, it means 'tomorrow'.
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