Breakdown of Voy a girar en la esquina del ayuntamiento.
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
del
of the / from the / about the (topic)
ir
to go
a
to
girar
to turn
la esquina
the corner
el ayuntamiento
the city hall
Questions & Answers about Voy a girar en la esquina del ayuntamiento.
Does girar have a spelling change in the past tense like the -gar verbs in this lesson?
No. Even though girar has a 'g' in it, it ends in -rar, not -gar. The spelling changes in this lesson only happen when the verb's infinitive ends in -car, -gar, or -zar (like jugar becoming jugué). So, to say 'I turned' in the past tense, you just use the regular ending: giré.
Why do we use en la esquina for 'at the corner' instead of a la esquina?
In Spanish, the preposition en is used to indicate a fixed location, covering both 'in' and 'at' in English. You use a when talking about movement or direction towards a place (like Voy a la esquina). Since the turning action happens at that specific location, en is the right choice here.
Why is it del ayuntamiento and not de el ayuntamiento?
Whenever the preposition de (of) is followed directly by the masculine article el (the), they must combine to form the contraction del. This is a strict rule in Spanish that makes pronunciation flow more smoothly.
Wait, this lesson is about the past tense, but Voy a girar means 'I am going to turn'. What tense is this?
This sentence uses the near future structure: the verb ir (to go) + a + an infinitive verb (girar). It translates directly to 'going to do something' in English. While you are focusing on the past tense in this lesson, you will often see this familiar future structure mixed in to keep your earlier skills sharp!
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