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Questions & Answers about Tenemos el partido los sábados.
Why does the sentence use los sábados instead of a word like "en" for "on Saturdays"?
In Spanish, you don't use a preposition like "on" for days of the week. Instead, you use the definite article (el for a single day, los for plural days). So, los sábados literally translates as "the Saturdays" but naturally means "on Saturdays" in English.
How do you make days of the week plural? Is it always just adding an -s?
Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
The verb tenemos is the "we" form of the verb tener (to have). Because Spanish verb endings change depending on who is doing the action, the pronoun nosotros (we) is usually dropped. The verb alone tells us exactly who is having the match.
Does el partido mean "the party"?
No, el partido refers to a sports match, a game, or a political party. If you are talking about a celebration with music or friends, you would use the word la fiesta.