Word
En el campeonato, cada jugador espera su turno con paciencia.
Meaning
In the tournament, each player waits for their turn patiently.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of En el campeonato, cada jugador espera su turno con paciencia.
en
in
cada
each, every
su
their
esperar
to wait
Questions & Answers about En el campeonato, cada jugador espera su turno con paciencia.
Why is it “En el campeonato” and not “En campeonato” without “el”?
In Spanish, you generally need the definite article (el, la, los, las) before nouns much more often than in English.
- En el campeonato ≈ In the championship / tournament
- If you said En campeonato, it would sound incomplete or ungrammatical in this context.
You can drop the article in some fixed expressions (for example: en clase = in class, en casa = at home), but campeonato is not one of those. Since we’re talking about a specific event, Spanish uses el:
- En el campeonato de este año, hubo muchos equipos.
In this year’s championship, there were many teams.
Why is there a comma after “En el campeonato”?
The comma separates an introductory phrase from the main clause, similar to English.
- En el campeonato, cada jugador espera su turno con paciencia.
In the championship, each player waits…
Starting with En el campeonato sets the context (where / when), and the comma marks a short pause before the main idea: cada jugador espera su turno con paciencia.
You could also say it without fronting the phrase:
- Cada jugador espera su turno con paciencia en el campeonato.
This version doesn’t need a comma.
Why is it “cada jugador espera” (singular) and not “cada jugador esperan” (plural)?