Breakdown of Noventa niños van a la escuela.
el niño
the boy / the child
la escuela
the school
ir
to go
a
to
Questions & Answers about Noventa niños van a la escuela.
Does noventa need to change its ending to match the masculine plural word niños?
Does niños mean boys or children?
It can mean both! In Spanish, if a group of people includes both males and females, you always use the masculine plural form. Because a general school has both boys and girls, niños is used here to mean children. If the group was entirely girls, you would say niñas.
Which verb does van come from?
van means they go and comes from the very irregular verb ir (to go). Because the ninety children are a they group, we use this they form of the verb.
Why is it a la escuela instead of just a escuela?
In English, we say go to school without the word the. However, Spanish usually requires the definite article (el or la) before places like school, church, or work. Here, you literally have to say they go to the school (van a la escuela).