Conforme revisamos la casa, identificamos otro riesgo doméstico.

Questions & Answers about Conforme revisamos la casa, identificamos otro riesgo doméstico.

What does conforme mean here?

Here, conforme means as, while, or as/according as. It links two actions happening together:

  • conforme revisamos la casa = as we inspect/check the house
  • identificamos otro riesgo doméstico = we identify another household risk

In this sentence, conforme gives a sense of progression: as we go through the house, we notice another risk.

Why is it conforme revisamos and not conforme revisar?

Because conforme introduces a full clause, so the verb after it is normally conjugated.

  • conforme revisamos = as we inspect
  • revisar by itself is the infinitive to inspect/to check

So Spanish needs revisamos because it is saying who is doing the action: we.

Does revisamos mean we inspect or we inspected?

It can mean either one, depending on context.

For -ar verbs, the nosotros form in the present and the preterite is often identical:

  • revisamos = we inspect / we are inspecting
  • revisamos = we inspected

The same is true for identificamos:

  • identificamos = we identify
  • identificamos = we identified

So this sentence could be understood as either:

  • As we inspect the house, we identify another household risk
  • As we inspected the house, we identified another household risk

Only the wider context tells you which one is intended.

How do you know the subject is we?

Because both verbs end in -amos, which is the nosotros form here:

  • revisamos = we inspect / inspected
  • identificamos = we identify / identified

Spanish often shows the subject through the verb ending, so you do not need to say nosotros.

Why isn’t nosotros included?

Because Spanish usually leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

So:

  • Revisamos la casa
    and
  • Nosotros revisamos la casa

both mean we inspect / inspected the house.

Adding nosotros would usually be for emphasis, contrast, or clarity, not because it is grammatically necessary.

Why is it revisamos la casa and not revisamos en la casa?

Because la casa is the direct object of revisar. You are checking the house itself.

  • revisamos la casa = we inspect/check the house
  • en la casa would mean in the house, which refers to location, not the thing being inspected

So if the house is what you are examining, Spanish uses it directly without en.

What does revisar mean in this sentence?

In this context, revisar means something like:

  • to inspect
  • to check
  • to look over
  • to examine

Although revisar can sometimes be translated as to review, with la casa it sounds more natural in English as inspect or check.

What does otro add to the sentence?

Otro means another or one more. It tells you that this is not the first risk they have found.

So otro riesgo doméstico implies:

  • they already identified at least one risk before
  • now they have found an additional one
What does riesgo doméstico mean exactly?

Literally, it means domestic risk, but in more natural English it often comes across as:

  • household risk
  • home risk
  • household hazard

Here, doméstico means related to the home or household. It does not mean tame here.

Why does doméstico come after riesgo?

Because in Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they classify or describe it in a straightforward way.

So:

  • riesgo doméstico = household risk

is the normal order.

Putting the adjective first would sound unusual here and would not be the standard phrasing.

Could I say mientras revisamos la casa instead?

Yes, in many situations you could say:

That would mean while we inspect the house, we identify another household risk.

But conforme can suggest a slightly stronger idea of as we go along or in the course of doing it. Another close option is:

  • A medida que revisamos la casa...

That also means as we inspect the house and emphasizes progression.

Is doméstico spelled with an accent, and where is the stress?

Yes. It is written doméstico, with an accent mark on é.

The stress falls on MÉS:

  • do-MÉS-ti-co

That written accent is important because it shows the correct pronunciation.

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