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1. ¿Qué haces después de clase?

   What do you do after class?

   Qué

   what

   haces

   do

   después de

   after

   clase

   class

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   Qué asks for information about a thing, activity, or content: “what.” In this sentence it has an accent because it is the interrogative form. Compare qué in a question with que without an accent, which commonly links clauses rather than asking “what.” Example: ¿Qué lees? — “What are you reading?” haces is the present-tense form of hacer (“to do” or “to make”) for tú, the singular informal “you.” The ending in haces identifies the subject here even though Spanish often leaves the subject pronoun unstated. Useful forms include hago (“I do/make”), haces (“you do/make”), and hace (“he, she, or usted does/makes”). Example: ¿Qué haces hoy? — “What are you doing today?” después de means “after” and introduces the activity or time that follows. It is a reusable prepositional pattern: después de + a noun, as here, or después de + an infinitive, as in después de comer (“after eating”). Example: Trabajo después de clase. — “I work after class.” clase means “class” or “lesson.” It is a feminine noun, so a definite article would be la: la clase (“the class”). In this sentence, the noun appears without an article after después de, a common way to refer to the general activity or period of class. Example: La clase termina a las dos. — “The class ends at two.” Together, ¿Qué haces asks what the other person does, and después de clase specifies the time that follows class. The whole utterance means “What do you do after class?”

2. Me quedo aquí y repaso.

   I stay here and review.

   Me quedo

   I stay

   aquí

   here

   repaso

   I review

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   Me quedo means “I stay” or “I remain.” It uses the present-tense first-person singular form quedo of quedarse, with the reflexive pronoun me placed before the conjugated verb. Here, quedarse expresses remaining in a place; quedar has other meanings and constructions. Example: Me quedo en casa. — “I’m staying at home.” aquí means “here,” referring to the place understood in the situation. It is an adverb, so it does not change for person or number. Example: El libro está aquí. — “The book is here.” repaso means “I review” in this sentence. It is the first-person singular present form of repasar, “to review” or “to go over again.” The same form can also be a noun meaning “review,” but its position after y and its role in the sentence make it a verb here. Example: Repaso la lección. — “I review the lesson.” The conjunction y links two actions performed by the same understood subject: Me quedo aquí (“I stay here”) and repaso (“I review”). Together, the utterance means “I stay here and review.”

3. ¿Podemos usar esta sala un poco más?

   Can we use this room for a while longer?

   Podemos

   can; are able to

   usar

   use

   esta

   this

   sala

   room

   un poco más

   a little longer

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   Podemos is the first-person plural present form of poder (“to be able to; can”). Its ending identifies “we,” and with an infinitive it forms poder + infinitive for ability or possibility: Podemos entrar. = “We can enter.” usar is the infinitive “to use.” After podemos, it names the action whose possibility is being asked about. The same pattern works with other infinitives: Podemos esperar. = “We can wait.” esta is the feminine singular form of the demonstrative “this.” It agrees with the feminine singular noun it modifies, sala: esta sala = “this room.” The masculine singular counterpart is este, as in este libro (“this book”); the form must agree with the noun, not with the speaker. Sala means “room” here. Its plural is salas: dos salas = “two rooms.” Un poco más expresses an additional small amount or duration: “a little longer” in this sentence. Más means “more”; un poco softens the amount rather than asserting a specific numeric count. For example, Espera un poco más. = “Wait a little longer.” Together, Podemos usar esta sala un poco más asks whether the speaker and others can continue using this particular room for an additional short while. The question marks and rising question structure make it a request for confirmation or permission: “Can we use this room for a while longer?”

4. Podemos quedarnos aquí después de la lección.

   We can stay here after the lesson.

   Podemos

   we can

   quedarnos

   stay

   aquí

   here

   después de

   after

   lección

   lesson

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   Podemos is the first-person plural present form of poder, “to be able to” or “can.” With a following infinitive, poder + infinitive expresses ability or permission: Podemos entrar means “We can enter.” The ending -emos here identifies “we”; it does not itself identify who the other participants are. quedarnos means “to stay” here. Its base form is quedarse, the pronominal form of quedar used for remaining in a place; -nos is attached to the infinitive and refers to the people included in “we.” The combination podemos quedarnos means “we can stay.” Compare Podemos salir (“We can leave”), where the same modal pattern is followed by a different infinitive. aquí means “here,” referring to the place relevant in the situation. It is an invariable location adverb, so it does not change for number or gender. Aquí esperamos means “We wait here.” después de is the reusable time expression “after,” followed by a noun or another event: después de la reunión means “after the meeting.” In this utterance, it introduces the time that follows the lesson. lección is a feminine noun meaning “lesson.” Its plural is lecciones; the definite article agrees with it in la lección, “the lesson.” The accent mark remains in the singular form lección and is not optional spelling. Together, Podemos quedarnos gives the ability or permission “we can stay,” aquí specifies the place, and después de la lección specifies the time. The complete meaning is “We can stay here after the lesson.”

5. Es bueno saberlo.

   That is helpful to know.

   bueno

   good; helpful

   saberlo

   to know it

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   bueno means “good” or, in this sentence, “helpful.” With es, it evaluates the idea expressed by the infinitive phrase saberlo: “It is good/helpful to know it.” Here bueno is masculine singular because Spanish uses that form in this kind of evaluation of an infinitive clause; it is not agreeing with a named person. Its base form is bueno; related forms include feminine buena and plural buenos and buenas. Example: Es bueno descansar. — “It is good to rest.” saberlo combines the infinitive saber (“to know”) with the attached direct-object pronoun lo (“it”). The pronoun refers here to the information being acknowledged; the fixed translation expresses this as “that.” Spanish can attach a direct-object pronoun to an infinitive: Quiero saberlo. — “I want to know it.” Saber is commonly used for knowing information or a fact, while conocer is commonly used for knowing or being acquainted with a person, place, or thing. Together, Es bueno + saberlo means “It is good/helpful to know it.” In the fixed translation, this is naturally rendered as “That is helpful to know.” In the supplied context, the acknowledged information is that they can stay there after the lesson; the sentence does not state who knows it. The utterance can then be followed by the suggestion to review together, without changing its basic meaning.

6. Entonces, repasemos aquí juntos.

   Then let's review here together.

   Entonces

   then

   repasemos

   let’s review

   aquí

   here

   juntos

   together

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   Entonces means “then” here and links this utterance to what has just been said. It can also introduce a conclusion or transition, so it is useful at the start of a sentence when moving to the next step. repasemos comes from repasar, “to review” or “to go over again.” The ending -emos is the first-person plural form used here for an exhortation: “let’s review.” It includes the speaker and at least one other person. This is a present subjunctive form used independently as an affirmative suggestion or command; it is not the singular repasa (“review,” addressed to tú) or the formal singular repase (“review,” addressed to usted). Example: Repasemos la lección. — “Let’s review the lesson.” aquí means “here,” referring to the place relevant in the current situation. It is an invariable location adverb, so it does not change for number or gender. Example: Trabajamos aquí. — “We work here.” juntos means “together.” It is the masculine plural form of the adjective junto, and in this sentence it agrees with the implied first-person plural group in repasemos. Masculine plural can describe a mixed-gender group; juntas would be used for an all-feminine group. The adjective emphasizes shared participation, not merely being in the same place. Example: Estudiemos juntos. — “Let’s study together.” Together, Entonces, repasemos aquí juntos. means “Then let’s review here together.” Entonces marks the transition, repasemos proposes a shared review, aquí places it here, and juntos specifies that the speaker and the other participants will do it together.