Breakdown of El mecánico vuelve a arreglar el freno oxidado del carro.
el carro
the car
del
from the / of the
arreglar
to fix
el mecánico
the mechanic
oxidado
rusty
el freno
the brake
volver
to do again (volver a + infinitive)
Questions & Answers about El mecánico vuelve a arreglar el freno oxidado del carro.
How exactly does vuelve a arreglar mean "fixes again"?
The structure volver a + an infinitive verb (like arreglar) is the most natural way in Spanish to say that someone does an action again. Instead of adding an extra word for "again" at the end of the sentence, Spanish builds the repetition right into the verb phrase.
Could I just say arregla otra vez instead of using vuelve a?
Is oxidado related to the English word "oxide"?
Yes, they share the same root! In everyday Spanish, oxidado simply means "rusty" (or "oxidized"). Notice that it acts as a normal adjective here, so it follows the noun it describes and changes its ending to match the masculine, singular gender of el freno.
I learned the word coche for car. Why does this sentence use carro?
While coche is the standard word for "car" in Spain, carro is much more widely used across Latin America, especially in places like Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela. You will also hear auto used frequently depending on the specific region.
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