Word
El informe de inspección indica un resultado favorable.
Meaning
The inspection report indicates a favourable result.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of El informe de inspección indica un resultado favorable.
indicar
to indicate
el informe de inspección
the inspection report
el resultado favorable
the favourable result
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Questions & Answers about El informe de inspección indica un resultado favorable.
Why is it de inspección and not de la inspección?
In informe de inspección, the phrase de + noun works like inspection report in English: it describes the type of report.
- informe de inspección = inspection report
- informe de la inspección = the report of the inspection
Both are possible, but they mean slightly different things:
- de inspección classifies the report
- de la inspección points to a specific inspection already known in the context
In this sentence, informe de inspección sounds like the normal, standard label for that kind of document.
Why does the sentence start with El?
El means the and introduces informe.
Spanish often uses the definite article more naturally than English does. Here, El informe de inspección means The inspection report.
It suggests we are talking about a specific report, not just any report. If it were Un informe de inspección, it would mean an inspection report.
What does indica mean here, and why not dice?