La empresa estima el consumo.

La is the feminine singular definite article, equivalent to the.

• la empresa = the company

In Spanish, nouns usually need an article more often than in English, especially in simple standalone sentences like this.

In Spanish, every noun has a grammatical gender. Empresa is a feminine noun, so it takes feminine words with it:

• la empresa
• not el empresa

This is grammatical gender, not biological gender. A company is not literally female; the noun is just treated as feminine in Spanish.

Estimar is the infinitive form, meaning to estimate.

In the sentence, the verb is conjugated to match the subject la empresa:

• estimar = to estimate
• estima = it estimates / the company estimates

Because la empresa is third-person singular, the present-tense form is estima.

Estima is the él / ella / usted form of the present tense.

That means it can mean:

• he estimates
• she estimates
• it estimates
• you estimate (formal)

In this sentence, it matches la empresa, so the meaning is the company estimates or it estimates.

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

So instead of saying:

• Ella estima...
• or Ella empresa estima... (not correct anyway)

Spanish simply says:

• La empresa estima...

The noun la empresa already tells you who is doing the action, so no extra pronoun is needed.

Yes, it is related, and that can be confusing.

The verb estimar can mean different things depending on context, including:

• to estimate
• to value
• to esteem

In La empresa estima el consumo, the natural meaning is estimates, not esteems. The object el consumo makes that clear, because companies commonly estimate consumption.

El is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

• el consumo = the consumption

Consumo is a masculine noun, so it takes el.

Spanish often uses articles where English may or may not use them, depending on context. Here, el consumo refers to consumption in a general or specific sense, depending on the situation.

Usually yes, but it can also sound like usage or use, depending on context.

For example:

• el consumo de energía = energy consumption
• el consumo de agua = water usage / water consumption

So consumo often refers to how much of something is used.

This is the standard Spanish word order:

• Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• La empresa = subject
• estima = verb
• el consumo = direct object

This is very similar to normal English word order:

• The company estimates the consumption

Spanish can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but this version is the most neutral and straightforward.

Not necessarily. The Spanish present tense can express several ideas, including:

• a general fact
• a habitual action
• something happening now
• something stated in a neutral, timeless way

So La empresa estima el consumo could mean:

• The company estimates consumption as part of its normal process
• The company is estimating consumption in the right context
• The company estimates the consumption as a general statement

Context decides the most natural English translation.

Yes. Spanish often uses consumo with de plus the thing being consumed.

For example:

• La empresa estima el consumo de energía.
• La empresa estima el consumo de agua.
• La empresa estima el consumo mensual.

By itself, el consumo is grammatically complete, but in real-world usage it is often followed by more detail.

Yes. Calcular is another common verb here.

• estimar = to estimate
• calcular = to calculate

They are close, but not always identical:

• estimar can suggest an approximation or informed prediction
• calcular can suggest a more exact computation

In many practical contexts, both are possible, but estimar often sounds a bit less exact.

A common Latin American pronunciation is roughly:

• es-TEE-ma

More approximately:

• ehs-TEE-ma

Stress falls on the second syllable: ti.

And the full sentence is approximately:

• la em-PRE-sa es-TEE-ma el kon-SOO-mo

This is only an approximation based on English spelling, but it gives you the basic stress pattern.