Word
La inyección duele.
Meaning
The injection hurts.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about La inyección duele.
Why is it la and not el?
Because inyección is a feminine noun in Spanish, so it takes the feminine singular article la.
- la inyección = the injection
- inyección ends in -ción, and nouns ending in -ción are very often feminine
So the article has to match the noun’s gender: la inyección.
What exactly does duele mean here?
Duele means hurts or is painful.
It comes from the verb doler, which means to hurt or to cause pain.
So:
- La inyección duele = The injection hurts
- It can also feel like The injection is painful
Both are natural ways to understand it in English.
Why is it duele and not doler?