Word
Queremos once mesas negras para el restaurante.
Meaning
We want eleven black tables for the restaurant.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Queremos once mesas negras para el restaurante.
para
for / in order to (+ infinitive) / by (a deadline)
negro
black
la mesa
the table
el restaurante
the restaurant
Questions & Answers about Queremos once mesas negras para el restaurante.
Why doesn't the number once change to match the feminine noun mesas?
Why is there no Spanish word for 'we' before queremos?
In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you exactly who is doing the action. The -emos ending in queremos already means 'we want', so adding the word nosotros (we) is optional and usually skipped unless you want to add extra emphasis.
Why are the words in the order mesas negras instead of negras mesas?
In Spanish, descriptive words like colors (negras) almost always come after the thing they describe (mesas). Also, notice how negras ends in -as so it perfectly matches the feminine, plural noun mesas.
Why do we use para here to say 'for the restaurant'?
You use para here because the restaurant is the final destination or recipient of the tables. Whenever you are talking about the final destination or purpose of an object, para is the right choice.