Breakdown of ¿La película? La vamos a ver el sábado.
ir
to go
a
to
ver
to see; to watch (TV, a film)
la película
the movie
el sábado
the Saturday
la
it / her (f)
Questions & Answers about ¿La película? La vamos a ver el sábado.
Why is there a second la in La vamos a ver?
This la is a direct object pronoun meaning "it". It refers back to la película (the movie). Because película is a feminine noun, we use la to say that we are going to see "it".
Can I put the word la somewhere else in the sentence?
Yes! When you have a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive (an unconjugated verb, like ver), you have two options. You can place the pronoun before the conjugated verb (La vamos a ver) or attach it directly to the end of the infinitive (Vamos a verla). Both are perfectly correct and mean the exact same thing.
Why does the sentence use el sábado instead of a word for "on"?
English speakers naturally want to translate "on Saturday" word-for-word, but Spanish doesn't use a preposition like "on" for days of the week. Instead, to say something happens on a specific day, you just use the masculine definite article (el).
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