La caldera vieja hace mucho ruido.

a lot

Breakdown of La caldera vieja hace mucho ruido.

• hacer: to make
• el ruido: the noise
• viejo: old

Questions & Answers about La caldera vieja hace mucho ruido.

What does caldera mean here?

In this sentence, caldera most naturally means boiler in Spain Spanish, especially the kind used for heating or hot water in a home.

Depending on context, caldera can also mean:

• cauldron
• boiler
• furnace/boiler unit

But in everyday Spain Spanish, la caldera often refers to the household heating/hot-water boiler.

Why is it la caldera and not just caldera?

La is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• la caldera = the boiler

Spanish uses articles more often than English does. Here it refers to a specific boiler, not just any boiler in general.

Also, caldera is a feminine noun, so it takes la, not el.

How do I know caldera is feminine?