Breakdown of Tengo que sacar al perro al parque.
el perro
the dog
el parque
the park
tener
to have
al
to the (m)
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
sacar
to take out
Questions & Answers about Tengo que sacar al perro al parque.
Why is there a que between tengo and sacar?
To say "I have to" do something in Spanish, you use the phrase tener que followed by the unconjugated action word (an infinitive). Here, tengo alone means "I have", but adding que changes the meaning to "I have to" do the next action (sacar).
Does sacar mean "to take"? Could I use tomar instead?
Why does it say al perro instead of just el perro?
The word al is a combination of the word a and the word for "the", el. In Spanish, when an action is done directly to a person or a beloved pet (like a dog), we must put a "personal a" in front of them. So, a + el smashes together to become al.
Is the al in al parque also the personal "a"?
No, it looks exactly the same, but this one uses the normal meaning of a, which is "to" (indicating direction). You are taking the dog to the park. Just like before, a (to) + el (the park) combine to make the mandatory contraction al.
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