Las instrucciones de lavado explican el programa de lavado.

to explain

Breakdown of Las instrucciones de lavado explican el programa de lavado.

• las instrucciones de lavado: the washing instructions
• el programa de lavado: the washing-machine program

Questions & Answers about Las instrucciones de lavado explican el programa de lavado.

Why is it las instrucciones and not los instrucciones?

Because instrucción is a feminine noun in Spanish. Its singular form is la instrucción, so the plural is las instrucciones.

A quick pattern:

• la instrucción = the instruction
• las instrucciones = the instructions

The article has to match the noun in gender and number.

Why is the verb explican and not explica?

Because the subject is las instrucciones, which is plural. In Spanish, verbs must agree with the subject.

• la instrucción explica = the instruction explains
• las instrucciones explican = the instructions explain

So explican is the third-person plural form of explicar.

Why do both phrases use de lavado?