La audiometría detecta la hipoacusia.

the hearing test

Breakdown of La audiometría detecta la hipoacusia.

• la hipoacusia: partial hearing loss (clinical term)
• detectar: to detect

Questions & Answers about La audiometría detecta la hipoacusia.

Why is there la before both audiometría and hipoacusia?

In Spanish, it is very common to use the definite article with nouns where English often does not.

• La audiometría = audiometry / the audiometry test as a general procedure
• La hipoacusia = hearing loss as a medical condition

So Spanish often says:

• La medicina avanza mucho. = Medicine is advancing a lot.
• La diabetes puede ser peligrosa. = Diabetes can be dangerous.

In this sentence, the articles make the statement sound natural and general: audiometry detects hearing loss.

Why is it detecta and not detectar?

Detecta is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb detectar.

The subject is la audiometría, which is singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• detectar = to detect
• detecta = detects

So the structure is:

• La audiometría = subject
• detecta = verb
• la hipoacusia = direct object

This is the same pattern as:

• El análisis confirma el diagnóstico.
• La prueba muestra el problema.

Is audiometría feminine because it ends in -a?