La solicitud de vacaciones está lista.

to be

Breakdown of La solicitud de vacaciones está lista.

• listo: ready
• la solicitud de vacaciones: the holiday request

Questions & Answers about La solicitud de vacaciones está lista.

Why does the sentence start with la?

La is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used because solicitud is a feminine singular noun:

• la solicitud = the request / the application

Unlike English, Spanish nouns have grammatical gender, so the article has to match the noun.

What does solicitud mean exactly?

Solicitud usually means request, application, or formal request, depending on context.

In this sentence, solicitud de vacaciones means something like:

• holiday request
• vacation request
• request for time off

It sounds a bit more formal than just petición.

Why is it de vacaciones?