La árbitra hizo sonar el silbato al final del partido.

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Breakdown of La árbitra hizo sonar el silbato al final del partido.

• el partido: the match
• la árbitra: the referee
• hacer sonar: to blow

Questions & Answers about La árbitra hizo sonar el silbato al final del partido.

Why is it la árbitra and not la árbitro?

Because árbitra is the feminine form of árbitro (referee). The sentence is referring to a female referee, so Spanish uses:

• el árbitro = the male referee
• la árbitra = the female referee

The article la also shows that the noun is feminine here.

Why does árbitra have an accent mark?

It has an accent because of Spanish stress rules. Árbitra is stressed on the first syllable: ÁR-bi-tra.

Without the written accent, the stress would follow the normal spelling rules and would not be pronounced correctly. The accent mark tells you exactly where the stress goes.

What does hizo sonar mean literally, and why not just sonó?

Literally, hizo sonar means made ... sound.

So:

• hizo sonar el silbato = blew the whistle / made the whistle sound

This is a very natural Spanish way to say someone caused an instrument or device to produce a sound.

By contrast:

• sonó el silbato = the whistle sounded

That version focuses more on the whistle itself making the sound, not on the referee actively doing it. In your sentence, Spanish highlights the referee’s action.