Breakdown of La tubería está dañada, es decir, tenemos una fuga.
tener
to have
una
a, an (feminine)
estar
to be (location/state)
la
the (feminine)
dañado
damaged
la tubería
pipe
es decir
that is to say
la fuga
leak
Questions & Answers about La tubería está dañada, es decir, tenemos una fuga.
Why use es decir here instead of o sea?
Both es decir and o sea are clarification connectors used to explain something you just said. Es decir is a bit more formal and translates well to 'that is to say', while o sea is more conversational, like 'in other words' or 'I mean'. In this sentence, you could absolutely swap it for o sea without changing the overall meaning!
Why is it está dañada and not es dañada?
We use está (from estar) because being damaged is a physical state or condition the pipe is currently in. If we used es (from ser), it would sound like the passive voice, meaning 'the pipe is damaged (by someone) on a regular basis', rather than simply describing its current broken state.
Why does dañada end with an -a here?
Does una fuga only refer to water leaks?
Fuga literally means 'escape' or 'flight'. When talking about pipes or containers, it refers to any kind of leak where a substance escapes. Depending on the context, it could be a fuga de agua (water leak), a fuga de gas (gas leak), or even figuratively a fuga de información (information leak).
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