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En la fábrica, cada rueda se pesa dos veces para cumplir con el criterio de calidad.

En la fábrica, cada rueda se pesa dos veces para cumplir con el criterio de calidad.
In the factory, each wheel is weighed twice to meet the quality criterion.
FromLesson 23inHardcore Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about En la fábrica, cada rueda se pesa dos veces para cumplir con el criterio de calidad.

What is the function of the se in se pesa?
The se creates a passive (or impersonal) construction: instead of saying “they weigh each wheel,” it reads “each wheel is weighed.” It focuses on the action rather than who performs it.
Why is the verb pesa in the third‐person singular instead of plural?
Because the subject of the sentence is cada rueda (each wheel), which is singular. In a passive/impersonal se construction, the verb agrees with that singular subject, so it stays pesa, not pesan.
Why do we say cada rueda instead of todas las ruedas?
Cada rueda means “each wheel,” emphasizing that they weigh wheels one at a time. Todas las ruedas (“all the wheels”) would imply weighing them collectively, which shifts the focus away from the individual check.
What does dos veces mean, and why is it placed after the verb?
Dos veces means “twice.” In Spanish, adverbial expressions of frequency or number of occurrences typically follow the verb they modify, so you get se pesa dos veces (“is weighed twice”).
What does the phrase cumplir con mean here?
Cumplir con means “to meet” or “to satisfy” a requirement or standard. So cumplir con el criterio de calidad is “to meet the quality criterion.”
Why is para used before cumplir con?
Para introduces purpose (“in order to”). Para cumplir con literally means “in order to comply with” or “so as to meet.”
What does criterio de calidad translate to?
Literally, criterio de calidad is “quality criterion,” which you can also render as “quality standard” in English. It refers to the benchmark that each wheel must satisfy.
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