Phrase · 🔍 Looking for the right person or thing
Queremos una escuela en la que los niños aprendan jugando.
We want a school where children learn through play.
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Why every word is where it is
Queremosverbwe wantquerer · present · 1st pl.unadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefiniteescuelanounschoolfem. · sing.en1prepositioninla1determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteque1pronounwhichlosdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definiteniñosnounchildrenniño · masc. · pl.aprendan1verblearnaprender · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.jugando2verbplayingjugar · gerund.
- escuela → aprendan: mood
- que → escuela: ref
- niños → aprendan: agree
- escuela → una: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1en la que + subjunctive: preposition + article + que, and the subjunctive because it is the school you want, not one you know. Relative clauses II: mood and prepositions →
- 2jugando = by playing. Spanish brincar means to jump. Estar + gerund (present progressive) →