Word
La médica explica la situación con calma.
Meaning
The doctor explains the situation calmly.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of La médica explica la situación con calma.
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period (punctuation mark)
la situación
the situation
explicar
to explain
la médica
the doctor
Questions & Answers about La médica explica la situación con calma.
Why is it la médica and not el médico?
La médica is the feminine form of the noun for a medical doctor.
- el médico = a male doctor, or traditionally a generic doctor.
- la médica = a female doctor.
In contemporary Spanish, especially in Spain, using the feminine form (médica, profesora, abogada, etc.) for women is very common and often preferred, instead of only using the masculine as a generic.
Is médica actually used in Spain, or is doctora more common?
Both are used, but they are not exactly the same:
- médico / médica: profession doctor/physician (the job itself).
- doctor / doctora: literally “doctor” in the academic sense, but often used as a form of address for medical doctors too.
In Spain you will hear both:
- La médica me atendió muy bien. – talking about her job.
- La doctora me atendió muy bien. – also very natural, especially as a polite form.
Using la médica is absolutely correct and increasingly common as a gender-specific professional title.
Why is there a la in front of médica? Could I just say Médica explica la situación?