La aseguradora llamó hoy.

The insurance company called today.

Breakdown of La aseguradora llamó hoy.

• hoy: today
• llamar: to call
• la aseguradora: the insurance company

Questions & Answers about La aseguradora llamó hoy.

What does aseguradora mean here exactly?

Here, la aseguradora most naturally means the insurance company or the insurer.

Although aseguradora can literally be a feminine form related to insurer, in everyday Spanish it is very commonly used to refer to an insurance company itself.

So in this sentence, a learner should usually understand it as:

• the insurance company
• the insurer

rather than specifically a female insurer.

Why is there la at the beginning?

La is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used because aseguradora is a feminine singular noun.

• la aseguradora = the insurance company / the insurer

In Spanish, nouns normally need an article more often than in English, especially when referring to a specific thing already known in context.

How do we know aseguradora is feminine?

In this sentence, it is feminine because it takes la, and nouns ending in -a are often feminine.

So:

• la aseguradora = feminine singular

There is also a masculine form, asegurador, but in real usage aseguradora is very commonly used for the company itself.

What verb is llamó from?