La audiometría tiene lugar en la cabina audiométrica.

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Breakdown of La audiometría tiene lugar en la cabina audiométrica.

• tener lugar: to take place
• la audiometría: audiometry; the hearing test
• la cabina audiométrica: the hearing-test booth

Questions & Answers about La audiometría tiene lugar en la cabina audiométrica.

What does tiene lugar mean here?

Tener lugar is an idiomatic expression meaning to take place, to happen, or to occur.

So:

• La audiometría tiene lugar... = The audiometry takes place...

It is a bit formal and common in written, technical, or professional Spanish. In everyday speech, people might also say:

• La audiometría se realiza en la cabina audiométrica.
• La prueba se hace en la cabina audiométrica.

In this sentence, tiene lugar sounds natural and professional.

Why is it la audiometría and not just audiometría?

Spanish often uses the definite article more than English does.

Here, la audiometría refers to the audiometry procedure/test in a general or known sense, so la is natural.

Compare:

• La audiometría tiene lugar en la cabina audiométrica. = talking about the procedure as a known activity
• Audiometría by itself would sound more like a heading, label, or dictionary form

This is very common in Spanish, especially with medical procedures, subjects, and abstract nouns.

Is audiometría feminine? How can I tell?