La baldosa del pasillo está suelta.

to be

Breakdown of La baldosa del pasillo está suelta.

• del: of the
• el pasillo: the hallway
• suelto: loose

Questions & Answers about La baldosa del pasillo está suelta.

Why is it la baldosa and not el baldosa?

Because baldosa is a feminine noun in Spanish, so it takes the feminine singular article la.

• la baldosa = the tile
• las baldosas = the tiles

The gender is grammatical, so it has to match the article and any adjectives connected to it.

What exactly does baldosa mean?

Baldosa usually means a floor tile or paving tile.

In this sentence, it most naturally means a tile in the floor of the hallway.

A learner may confuse it with:

• suelo = floor, ground
• piso = floor / apartment (depending on context)
• azulejo = tile, often especially a wall tile

So baldosa is more specific than just floor.

Why does it say del pasillo instead of de el pasillo?