Breakdown of Debido a la sequía, no habrá suficiente suministro de agua.
de
from / of
no
no, not
haber
to be (there is / there are)
el agua
the water (f)
suficiente
enough (sufficient)
debido a
due to
la sequía
the drought
el suministro
the supply
Questions & Answers about Debido a la sequía, no habrá suficiente suministro de agua.
Why do we use debido a here instead of debido a que?
You use debido a when it is followed by a noun or noun phrase, like la sequía (the drought). You would only add que if you were following it with a full clause containing a conjugated verb, for example: debido a que no llovió (due to the fact that it didn't rain).
Could I use a causa de instead of debido a in this sentence?
Why does habrá mean 'there will be'?
habrá is the future tense of hay (there is / there are), which comes from the verb haber. Just like hay is used to talk about the existence of something right now, habrá is used to say something will exist in the future.
Why is the adjective suficiente placed before the noun suministro?
While most descriptive adjectives go after the noun in Spanish, adjectives that describe quantity or amount, like suficiente (enough), mucho (much), and poco (little), normally go before the noun.
Why is there no article like el or la before agua?
When you use de to describe what something is made of, what it contains, or its purpose, you generally drop the article. So, suministro de agua translates simply to 'water supply', treating water in a general, descriptive sense.
Learn Debido a la sequía, no habrá suficiente suministro de agua and more in Spanish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free