Word
La psiquiatra trabaja junto con la psicóloga para cuidar mi salud mental.
Meaning
The psychiatrist works together with the psychologist to take care of my mental health.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of La psiquiatra trabaja junto con la psicóloga para cuidar mi salud mental.
mi
my
trabajar
to work
para
to
la salud
the health
Questions & Answers about La psiquiatra trabaja junto con la psicóloga para cuidar mi salud mental.
Why is there la before psiquiatra and psicóloga, when I’ve seen professions without an article (like Soy médico)?
In Spanish, professions can appear with or without an article depending on the structure:
After the verb ser in a general sense, you usually omit the article:
- Soy psiquiatra. = I’m a psychiatrist.
- Es psicóloga. = She’s a psychologist.
When you’re talking about a specific person (not just “a” psychiatrist in general), you normally use the definite article:
In the sentence La psiquiatra trabaja junto con la psicóloga…, we are clearly talking about specific professionals involved in my treatment, so Spanish uses la before each profession.
How do we know the psychiatrist and the psychologist are women? Could these words refer to men?