Word
La psicóloga me dice que no tengo que ser perfecto, solo constante.
Meaning
The psychologist tells me that I don’t have to be perfect, only consistent.
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Breakdown of La psicóloga me dice que no tengo que ser perfecto, solo constante.
ser
to be
yo
I
tener
to have
que
that
Questions & Answers about La psicóloga me dice que no tengo que ser perfecto, solo constante.
Why does it say La psicóloga instead of mi psicóloga or just psicóloga?
In Spanish, using the definite article la with professions or roles often means “the [person] I go to / the one we’re talking about”, and it’s clear from context that she is my psychologist.
- La psicóloga = the psychologist (understood as my psychologist or the one treating me).
- You could also say mi psicóloga (my psychologist), and that’s completely correct—it's just a bit more explicitly possessive.
- Saying just psicóloga me dice… would sound incomplete; Spanish almost always needs an article (la) or a possessive (mi) here.
Why is it psicóloga (feminine) and not psicólogo?
Spanish professions usually change ending for grammatical gender:
- psicólogo = male psychologist
- psicóloga = female psychologist
The sentence uses psicóloga because it’s referring to a woman. If the psychologist were a man, it would be:
How do you pronounce psicóloga? Is the p silent?