Breakdown of Los equipos empatan otra vez.
otra vez
again
el equipo
the team
empatar
to tie a game; draw a game
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Questions & Answers about Los equipos empatan otra vez.
Why is los used here? In English we would usually just say Teams tie again without the.
In Spanish, it is very common to use the definite article with plural nouns when talking about a specific set of things or a group understood from context.
So los equipos means the teams.
In a sports context, this usually refers to the two teams in the game that people are already talking about. Spanish uses the article more often than English does in cases like this.
What does equipos mean exactly? Is it ever confusing with equipment?
Yes, this is a common point of confusion for English speakers.
Equipo usually means team in this kind of sentence, especially in sports:
- los equipos = the teams
Although equipo can sometimes relate to equipment in other contexts, here the verb empatan makes it clearly about teams competing in a game.
So in this sentence, equipos definitely means teams, not equipment.
What form is empatan?