La sustitución no afecta a la antigüedad.

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Breakdown of La sustitución no afecta a la antigüedad.

• no: not
• afectar: to affect
• la antigüedad: the seniority

Questions & Answers about La sustitución no afecta a la antigüedad.

Why does the sentence use la twice: La sustitución and la antigüedad?

Spanish often uses the definite article more than English does, especially with abstract nouns or when talking about something in a general or institutional sense.

So:

• La sustitución = the substitution / replacement
• la antigüedad = the seniority / length of service

In English, you might sometimes drop the, but in Spanish it is very natural to keep it here.

This sentence sounds like it comes from a formal or legal/workplace context, where Spanish often uses articles with nouns in this way.

Why is sustitución feminine?

Because nouns ending in -ción are almost always feminine in Spanish.

So:

• la sustitución
• la organización
• la situación
• la decisión

That is why the article is la, not el.

Why is it afecta a and not just afecta?