Question 1

Why do we use que between tienen and entregar?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, to express that someone "has to" do something, you must use the special formula tener que followed by the infinitive of the action verb. You can't just put the two verbs together. Since the action is entregar (to hand in), it becomes tienen que entregar.

Question 2

Does entregar mean "to enter"?

Accepted Answer

It looks similar, but "to enter" is entrar. Entregar means "to hand in", "to turn in", or "to deliver". This is why the sentence translates to "hand in the report".

Question 3

Is it necessary to include Ellos at the beginning of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

No, you could just say Tienen que entregar el informe mañana. The verb tienen already tells us the subject is "they" (or "you all"). Adding Ellos just adds emphasis or clears up any possible confusion about who has to do the work.

Question 4

I thought mañana meant "morning". Why does it mean "tomorrow" here?

Accepted Answer

Mañana can mean both! When used as a feminine noun with "the" (la mañana), it means "the morning". When used on its own as a time word, like in this sentence, it means "tomorrow". If you wanted to say "tomorrow morning", you would say mañana por la mañana.

Question 5

Why is it el informe if the word ends in "e"?

Accepted Answer

Nouns that end in "e" don't follow the standard "o is masculine, a is feminine" rule. They can be either gender. Informe (report) happens to be masculine, so it uses el. It is best to memorize the el or la along with the new word.

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