Breakdown of Pienso llamar a la inmobiliaria hoy.
hoy
today
a
personal a (marks a person object)
llamar
to call
pensar
to plan to, to intend (+ infinitive)
la inmobiliaria
the real estate agency
Questions & Answers about Pienso llamar a la inmobiliaria hoy.
Why does pienso mean "I plan" here instead of "I think"?
When you use the verb pensar followed directly by an infinitive verb (like llamar), it means "to plan to" or "to intend to" do something. If you wanted to say "I think that I will call", you would use pienso que instead.
Shouldn't there be a preposition like de or en between pienso and llamar?
No, the structure for planning to do something is just pensar plus the infinitive. English speakers often accidentally add de or en because "to think about" is pensar en, but for stating intentions, no preposition is used.
Why is there an a before la inmobiliaria? Isn't the personal "a" only for people?
The verb llamar (to call) uses the preposition a before whoever receives the call. In Spanish, companies, agencies, and organizations (like la inmobiliaria) are treated as entities or groups of people, so they often take the personal "a" when they are the direct object of actions like calling, visiting, or hiring.
Is inmobiliaria an adjective or a noun here?
It acts as a noun here, meaning "the real estate agency." It comes from the adjective inmobiliario (related to real estate), but it is very common in Spanish to drop the word agencia and just use the feminine noun la inmobiliaria to refer to the business itself.
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