La mejora en la salud es importante.

Word
La mejora en la salud es importante.
Meaning
Improvement in health is important.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of La mejora en la salud es importante.

ser
to be
en
in
importante
important
la salud
the health
la mejora
the improvement
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Questions & Answers about La mejora en la salud es importante.

Why do we use la mejora instead of other words like la mejoría?

La mejora is a noun that commonly refers to improvement in a general or abstract sense, such as a development or progress in a particular area (here, health).
La mejoría usually emphasizes a recovery process or a more specific improvement, often related to health getting better.
• In this sentence, la mejora fits well because it describes an overall positive development in someone’s health, rather than a specific moment of feeling better.

Why is the preposition en used in la mejora en la salud, instead of de or another preposition?

• In Spanish, en can indicate context or area: en la salud implies the improvement pertains to the field or sphere of health.
• Using de (meaning “of”) would slightly shift the nuance, but in many contexts you might also hear la mejora de la salud, which is acceptable, though less common in everyday speech when emphasizing the domain where improvement occurs.

Why do we say es importante (using es) rather than está importante?

Ser (es) is used for inherent, characteristic qualities or states considered generally permanent. Here, the importance of health improvement is a general statement, so es is correct.
Estar (está) is used for more temporary or changeable states, and it would sound off in this context.

Why is the article la used before salud? Isn’t salud an abstract noun?

• In Spanish, many abstract nouns (e.g., la salud, la felicidad) often take the definite article la.
• Using the article here emphasizes that we’re referring to health as a general state or concept. Spanish often requires the article where English might omit it.

Are there synonyms for importante that fit in this sentence?

• Some possible synonyms include relevante, significativo, fundamental, or esencial. For example:
La mejora en la salud es fundamental.
La mejora en la salud es esencial.
• Any of these choices would preserve the meaning of highlighting the significance of the improvement in health.

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