Breakdown of La empleada trabajadora termina el trabajo.
Questions & Answers about La empleada trabajadora termina el trabajo.
Because empleada is the feminine singular form of the noun. It refers to one female employee, so Spanish uses the feminine article la and the feminine noun ending -a.
If the employee were male, the sentence would begin El empleado...
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun. Here, trabajadora describes empleada, so empleada trabajadora means a hardworking employee.
Putting the adjective before the noun is sometimes possible in Spanish, but it often changes the tone or emphasis. In this sentence, the normal order is noun + adjective.
Here it is most naturally understood as an adjective, meaning hardworking.
That said, trabajadora can also be a noun meaning female worker. So this word can do two jobs:
- noun: La trabajadora llegó temprano. = The female worker arrived early.
- adjective: La empleada trabajadora... = The hardworking employee...
Context tells you which meaning is intended.