Word
La relación con mi familia es importante para mi salud mental.
Meaning
The relationship with my family is important for my mental health.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of La relación con mi familia es importante para mi salud mental.
ser
to be
con
with
mi
my
la familia
the family
Questions & Answers about La relación con mi familia es importante para mi salud mental.
Why does the sentence start with La relación and not just Relación con mi familia es importante…? Do we always need la here?
In Spanish, abstract or general ideas are usually introduced with a definite article (el, la, los, las) more often than in English.
- La relación con mi familia ≈ The relationship with my family / My relationship with my family
- Saying just Relación con mi familia es importante sounds incomplete or ungrammatical to a native speaker.
You can sometimes drop the article in headlines, notes, or very telegraphic style (like bullet points), but in normal sentences you generally say:
- La paciencia es importante. – Patience is important.
- La salud mental es clave. – Mental health is key.
So La relación is the normal, natural form.
Why is it relación con mi familia and not relación de mi familia?