Breakdown of La secretaria revisa la agenda antes de confirmar la cita por teléfono.
antes de
before
revisar
to check
por
by
la cita
the appointment
Questions & Answers about La secretaria revisa la agenda antes de confirmar la cita por teléfono.
Why does the sentence start with La secretaria instead of just Secretaria?
In Spanish, nouns usually need an article unless they are being used in a very specific way. So la secretaria means the secretary.
Using no article here would sound incomplete in normal Spanish. English often drops articles more easily than Spanish does.
Also, secretaria is the feminine form. The masculine form is secretario.
Does secretaria only mean secretary?
Usually, yes, but depending on context it can overlap with ideas like administrative assistant or office staff. In this sentence, the secretary is the most natural translation.
Be careful not to confuse la secretaria (the female secretary) with la secretaría (the office/department/secretariat). The accent changes the meaning:
- secretaria = secretary
- secretaría = department, office, secretariat
Why is it revisa and not está revisando?