El justificante médico confirma la ausencia justificada.

to confirm

Breakdown of El justificante médico confirma la ausencia justificada.

• el justificante médico: the medical certificate
• la ausencia justificada: the excused absence

Questions & Answers about El justificante médico confirma la ausencia justificada.

What exactly does justificante mean in Spain?

In Spain, justificante is a very common word for a document that proves or supports something. In this sentence, justificante médico means a medical note, medical certificate, or doctor’s note used to justify an absence.

It is often used in school, university, and work contexts:

• Necesito un justificante = I need a supporting note/document.
• Trae un justificante médico = Bring a doctor’s note.

So here, justificante is a noun, not just an adjective.

Why is it justificante médico and not justificante médica?

Because médico agrees with justificante, and justificante is masculine: el justificante.

Even though justificante ends in -e, it is still masculine. So the adjective must also be masculine singular:

• el justificante médico

If the noun were feminine, the adjective would change:

• la baja médica
• la revisión médica

Why does the sentence use el and la?