La cabina audiométrica reduce el ruido de fondo.

The hearing-test booth reduces background noise.

Breakdown of La cabina audiométrica reduce el ruido de fondo.

• reducir: to reduce
• la cabina audiométrica: the hearing-test booth
• el ruido de fondo: background noise

Questions & Answers about La cabina audiométrica reduce el ruido de fondo.

Why does the sentence start with La?

La is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used because cabina is a feminine singular noun:

• la cabina = the booth / the cabin

In Spanish, articles must agree with the noun in gender and number:

• la cabina
• las cabinas
• el ruido
• los ruidos

So La cabina audiométrica means the audiometric booth.

Why is it cabina audiométrica and not audiométrico?

Because audiométrica is an adjective describing cabina, and adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe.

Since cabina is:

• feminine
• singular

the adjective must also be:

• feminine
• singular

So:

• cabina audiométrica = feminine singular

Compare:

• el examen audiométrico = masculine singular
• la prueba audiométrica = feminine singular
• los estudios audiométricos = masculine plural
• las cabinas audiométricas = feminine plural

What does the accent mark in audiométrica do?