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Ven aquí, tenemos mucho que cargar hoy.

Ven aquí, tenemos mucho que cargar hoy.
Come here, we have a lot to load today.
From Lesson 160:Irregular informal commands (haz, ve, ven...)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Ven aquí, tenemos mucho que cargar hoy.

Why is the word for "come" ven and not "vienes" or "viene"?
Ven is the affirmative command for tú (informal "you") from the verb venir (to come). Venir is one of a small group of verbs that have very short, irregular commands for tú, alongside words you might be learning right now like haz (do) and di (say).
I learned that tener que means "to have to". Why is mucho right in the middle of it?
You are right that tener que plus an action means "to have to do something". However, when you want to say you have "a lot to" do or "nothing to" do, the quantity word goes directly between tener and que. Because of this, tenemos mucho que cargar naturally translates to "we have a lot to load".
Does cargar mean "to charge" or "to load"?
It means both! In this context, it means "to load" (like loading boxes into a van) or "to carry" a heavy weight. However, you will also use it for electronics in everyday Spanish, like cargar el móvil (to charge the mobile phone).
If I was telling a group of friends to come here, would I still use ven?
No, ven is strictly a singular command for one person you address as tú. If you were talking to a group of friends in Spain, you would use the vosotros (plural "you") command form, which is venid.

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