Breakdown of Fue a la redacción adonde mandaron el comunicado.
ser
to be
adónde
to where
a
to
mandar
to order (to command)
el comunicado
the statement
la redacción
the newsroom
Questions & Answers about Fue a la redacción adonde mandaron el comunicado.
Why use Fue instead of Es at the beginning of the sentence?
In these emphasis sentences (cleft sentences), the verb ser (to be) usually matches the tense of the main action. Because the statement was sent in the past (mandaron, preterite tense), we use the past tense Fue (It was) instead of the present tense Es (It is).
Why does the Spanish sentence use adonde when the English translation says "that"?
If adonde means "to where", why do we also need a before la redacción?
The phrase we are emphasizing is the destination: a la redacción (to the newsroom). In Spanish cleft sentences, you keep the preposition with the emphasized element. So you need a to show the direction, even though adonde later echoes that idea of movement.
Is redacción related to the English word "redaction"?
They look similar, but this is a false friend! In Spanish, a redacción is a newsroom, editorial office, or a written essay. It comes from the verb redactar, which means to write, draft, or compose a text.
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