Learn Spanish (Spain): Buscamos a mi novio y a tu novia. - We are looking for my boyfriend and your girlfriend.

We are looking for my boyfriend and your girlfriend.

Breakdown of Buscamos a mi novio y a tu novia.

Questions & Answers about Buscamos a mi novio y a tu novia.

Why is there an a before mi novio?

This is the personal a. In Spanish, when the direct object of a verb (the person receiving the action) is a specific person, you must put the word a right before them.

Why is the a repeated before tu novia?

When your sentence has a list of specific people receiving the action, you have to repeat the personal a before each and every one of them. You cannot just use it once at the start of the list.

Why is there no word for "for" after buscamos?

The verb buscar means "to look for". The "for" is already built into the verb's meaning, so adding an extra word like por or para is a common mistake that you do not need to make!

Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?

The Spanish word for "we" is nosotros, but it is optional here. The -amos ending on buscamos already tells us exactly who is doing the looking, so native speakers usually leave nosotros out.