Word
Tengo mucho estrés en el trabajo.
Meaning
I have a lot of stress at work.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Tengo mucho estrés en el trabajo.
tener
to have
en
in / on / at
mucho
many / a lot
el trabajo
work
Questions & Answers about Tengo mucho estrés en el trabajo.
Why do we use mucho here instead of muy?
How do I know whether to use mucho, mucha, muchos, or muchas?
When it describes a noun, mucho has to match the gender and number of that noun. Estrés is a masculine, singular word, so we use the masculine, singular form: mucho. If you were talking about "a lot of energy" (energía, which is feminine), you would say mucha energía.
Why does it say en el trabajo for "at work"? Doesn't that mean "in the work"?
Exactly! In English, we just say "at work" without the word "the". But in Spanish, it is very common to include the word for "the" (el or la) with places. So en el trabajo literally translates to "in the work" or "at the job", which is the most natural way to say "at work" in Spanish.
Why does estrés have an accent mark?