Breakdown of La donación es para el refugiado.
ser
to be
para
for
la donación
the donation
el refugiado
the refugee
Questions & Answers about La donación es para el refugiado.
Why does the sentence use la donación and not una donación?
In Spanish, the choice between la (the) and una (a) works very much like the vs a in English:
La donación = the donation
You and your listener already know which specific donation you’re talking about, or it has been clearly identified in the context.Una donación = a donation
You’re talking about some donation, not one that has been clearly identified.
So:
La donación es para el refugiado.
= The donation is for the refugee (we both know which donation).Una donación es para el refugiado.
= A donation is for the refugee (one of several, not specified which).
Both are grammatically correct; it’s just a question of how specific you want to be.
Why is it la donación (feminine) and not el donación?