Breakdown of El conductor adicional elige la categoría del vehículo.
elegir
to choose
el conductor adicional
the additional driver
la categoría del vehículo
the vehicle category
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Questions & Answers about El conductor adicional elige la categoría del vehículo.
Why does elige mean chooses, and what is the infinitive?
The infinitive is elegir, which means to choose.
Elige is the third-person singular present tense form, so it can mean:
- he chooses
- she chooses
- it chooses
- you choose (formal usted)
This verb is a stem-changing verb in the present tense:
- yo elijo = I choose
- tú eliges = you choose
- él / ella / usted elige = he/she/you chooses
- nosotros elegimos = we choose
- ellos / ellas / ustedes eligen = they/you all choose
Notice the change from e to i in most forms.
Why is it el conductor and not la conductora?
Conductor is a masculine singular noun, so it takes the article el.
- el conductor = the male driver
- la conductora = the female driver
In Spanish, the sentence uses the masculine form here. Depending on context, this could refer to:
- a specific male driver, or
- sometimes a general role in certain kinds of formal or administrative language
If you specifically wanted to say the additional female driver, you would usually say:
- La conductora adicional...
What does adicional do in this sentence?