Word
Doy el número de servicio al avisar la avería.
Meaning
I give the service number when reporting the fault.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of Doy el número de servicio al avisar la avería.
a
to
dar
to give
avisar
to let someone know
la avería
the fault; breakdown
Questions & Answers about Doy el número de servicio al avisar la avería.
Why is doy used instead of dar?
Because doy is the conjugated verb form, and dar is just the infinitive.
- dar = to give
- doy = I give
In a normal sentence, Spanish usually needs a conjugated verb. Here the subject is understood as I, so doy is the correct form. Also, dar is irregular in the yo form:
- yo doy
- tú das
- él/ella da
Why isn’t yo included?
Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.
So:
- Doy already means I give
- Yo doy is also possible, but it adds emphasis
A speaker might say Yo doy el número de servicio... if they want to stress I specifically, but in most cases just doy sounds natural.
What does al avisar mean here?