Breakdown of La distribuidora gestiona el punto de suministro.
gestionar
to handle
la distribuidora
the electricity distributor
el punto de suministro
the supply point
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Questions & Answers about La distribuidora gestiona el punto de suministro.
Why is it la distribuidora and not el distribuidor?
In this sentence, distribuidora is being used as a noun meaning the distribution company.
In Spanish, especially in Spain’s electricity and gas context, la distribuidora commonly refers to the company responsible for the distribution network. It is feminine because it often stands for something like la empresa distribuidora or la compañía distribuidora.
So here it usually does not mean a female distributor in a personal sense. It more often means the distributor company.
What does gestiona mean here?
Gestiona comes from the verb gestionar, which usually means:
- to manage
- to handle
- to administer
- to oversee
In this sentence, gestiona means something like manages or is responsible for handling.
It is:
- 3rd person singular
- present tense
- from gestionar
So:
- la distribuidora gestiona... = the distribution company manages/handles...
Why is there no subject pronoun like before ?