Un sobre vacío cuenta como voto en blanco.

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Breakdown of Un sobre vacío cuenta como voto en blanco.

• como: as
• vacío: empty
• contar: to count

Questions & Answers about Un sobre vacío cuenta como voto en blanco.

Why is it un sobre and not una sobre?

Because sobre is a masculine noun in Spanish when it means envelope, so it takes un.

• un sobre vacío = an empty envelope

Be careful: sobre can also be a preposition meaning about / on / over, but in this sentence it is clearly the noun envelope.

What exactly does sobre mean here?

Here, sobre means envelope.

It is a common Spanish word with more than one use:

• un sobre = an envelope
• sobre la mesa = on the table
• un libro sobre historia = a book about history

In this sentence, because it follows un and is described by vacío, it has to be the noun envelope.

Why does vacío come after sobre?

In Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they describe a physical or objective quality.

So:

• un sobre vacío = an empty envelope

That word order is the normal one here. Putting the adjective before the noun would sound unusual or more stylistic.

Also, the adjective agrees with the noun:

• un sobre vacío
• una caja vacía
• unos sobres vacíos