Word
El heredero forzoso recibe el usufructo.
Meaning
The forced heir receives the usufruct.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of El heredero forzoso recibe el usufructo.
recibir
to receive
el heredero forzoso
the forced heir
el usufructo
the usufruct
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Questions & Answers about El heredero forzoso recibe el usufructo.
Why is there el before both heredero forzoso and usufructo?
Because both are masculine singular nouns used in a specific, definite way.
- el heredero forzoso = the forced heir / compulsory heir
- el usufructo = the usufruct
In Spanish, the definite article is used more often than in English, and here both noun phrases are definite legal concepts, so el is natural.
How do I know which part is the subject and which part is the object if both start with el?
You tell mainly by word order and the verb.
In El heredero forzoso recibe el usufructo:
- El heredero forzoso comes before the verb, so it is the subject
- recibe is the verb
- el usufructo comes after the verb, so it is the direct object
This is the normal Spanish subject + verb + object order.
So the sentence means that the compulsory heir receives the usufruct, not the other way around.
What does heredero forzoso mean exactly?