La corazonada cambia la respuesta.

Because corazonada and respuesta are both feminine singular nouns in Spanish, so they take the feminine singular definite article la.

• la corazonada = the hunch / the gut feeling
• la respuesta = the answer / the response

In Spanish, articles usually have to agree with the noun’s gender and number.

Cambia is the third-person singular present indicative form of cambiar (to change).

It matches the subject la corazonada, which is singular:

• la corazonada cambia = the hunch changes

Compare:

• la corazonada cambia = singular subject
• las corazonadas cambian = plural subject
• cambie would be a different form, usually from the subjunctive

In this sentence:

• La corazonada = the subject
• cambia = the verb
• la respuesta = the direct object

So the structure is:

[Subject] + [Verb] + [Object]
La corazonada cambia la respuesta.

That means the hunch is doing the changing, and the answer is what gets changed.

Yes. In Spanish, the present tense often covers both meanings, depending on context.

So cambia can mean:

• changes
• is changing

Without more context, either could work in English. Spanish often uses the simple present where English might choose either the simple present or the present continuous.

Corazonada usually means a hunch, gut feeling, or strong intuition.

It often suggests that you feel something is true without logical proof. It is a bit more emotional and instinctive than some uses of intuición.

Rough comparison:

• corazonada = hunch / gut feeling
• intuición = intuition

In many contexts they are close, but corazonada often feels more like a sudden inner feeling.

Good question. The base word corazón has a written accent because the stress falls in a place that needs to be marked:

• co-ra-ZÓN

But in corazonada, the stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable, so no accent mark is needed under normal Spanish stress rules:

• co-ra-zo-NA-da

So the written accent disappears because the word’s stress pattern changes when the longer word is formed.

Normally, no. In standard Spanish, that sounds unnatural here.

Spanish uses articles more often than English does, especially with general or specific nouns. So:

• La corazonada cambia la respuesta = natural
• Corazonada cambia respuesta = unnatural in normal standard Spanish

You could change the meaning with other articles, though:

• Una corazonada cambia la respuesta = A hunch changes the answer
• La corazonada cambia una respuesta = The hunch changes an answer

Yes, Spanish word order is somewhat flexible, but the original order is the most neutral:

• La corazonada cambia la respuesta.

You might also see:

• La respuesta la cambia la corazonada.

That version puts extra focus on la respuesta, but it is less neutral and usually needs context.

For a learner, the safest default is the standard order:

subject + verb + object

A Spain Spanish pronunciation would be approximately:

la ko-ra-tho-NA-da KAM-bya la res-PWES-ta

A few key points:

• z in corazonada is pronounced like th in think in most of Spain
• cambia has a bya sound at the end
• respuesta is stressed on pues

Syllable stress:

• co-ra-zo-NA-da
• CAM-bia
• res-PUES-ta

It can mean both answer and response.

Which English word fits best depends on context:

• respuesta = answer when replying to a question
• respuesta = response in a broader sense

So in isolation, la respuesta could be translated either way.