El desviador no funciona.

to work (to function)

Breakdown of El desviador no funciona.

• no: not
• el desviador: the derailleur

Questions & Answers about El desviador no funciona.

Why is there el at the beginning?

El is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

So:

• el desviador = the derailleur / the switch / the diverter (depending on context)

Spanish uses articles very naturally, and in a sentence like this, you usually need it if you are talking about a specific thing.

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Is el here the same as él meaning he?

No. They are different words:

• el = the
• él = he

The accent mark matters. In El desviador no funciona, it is el without an accent because it is an article, not a pronoun.

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What does desviador mean exactly?