Breakdown of Si el programa falla, presiono este botón.
este
this
fallar
to fail (machines, plans) / to crash
si
if
el programa
the program
presionar
to press
el botón
the button
Questions & Answers about Si el programa falla, presiono este botón.
Why are both verbs (falla and presiono) in the present tense here?
This is a "real conditional" sentence. When you are talking about something that is likely to happen or a general fact (If A happens, B happens), you use si followed by a verb in the present tense, and then another present tense verb for the result.
The word programa ends in "a". Why does it use el?
El programa is a masculine word. Many Spanish words that end in -ma are actually masculine. Other common examples you might remember are el problema, el sistema, and el idioma.
Why is it este botón instead of esto botón for "this button"?
Este is the masculine singular adjective for "this," used when it comes directly before a masculine noun like botón. You would only use esto if you were talking about "this" without naming the object, for example, if you just said "I press this" (presiono esto).
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