Breakdown of El titular de la portada es fácil de entender.
ser
to be
de
of
entender
to understand
fácil
easy
Questions & Answers about El titular de la portada es fácil de entender.
What does titular mean here? Is it the same as título?
No. In this sentence, titular means headline.
That is different from título, which usually means title—for example, the title of a book, film, article, or chapter.
So in journalistic Spanish:
- titular = headline
- título = title
In Spain, titular is a very common word in news contexts.
What does portada mean?
Portada usually means front page or cover, depending on the context.
- in a newspaper, la portada = the front page
- in a magazine or book, la portada = the cover
So el titular de la portada means the headline that appears on the front page / cover.
Why are there two de phrases: de la portada and de entender?
They do two completely different jobs.
de la portada
Here, de shows a relationship like of in English:
the headline of the front page / the front-page headlinede entender
Here, de + infinitive is part of the structure fácil de + infinitive, which means easy to + verb.
So:
- el titular de la portada = the front-page headline
- es fácil de entender = is easy to understand