Breakdown of Hemos escuchado la decisión vecinal sobre el parque.
el parque
park
escuchar
to listen
haber
(auxiliary) have
sobre
on / over / about (a topic)
Questions & Answers about Hemos escuchado la decisión vecinal sobre el parque.
Why does the Spanish use vecinal instead of a word for neighborhood like barrio?
In English, you can put two nouns together, like 'neighborhood decision'. Spanish does not let nouns act as adjectives this way. Instead, it uses a true adjective if one exists. Vecinal is the adjective form of vecino (neighbor), so decisión vecinal translates directly to 'decision of the neighbors' or 'neighborhood decision'.
The translation says 'We have heard', so why use escuchado instead of oído?
While oír strictly means 'to hear' (the physical sense) and escuchar means 'to listen' (paying attention), native speakers in many Latin American regions often use escuchar for both. Here, hearing a decision implies you paid attention to the announcement or discussion, making escuchar very natural in this context.
Why use the present perfect (hemos escuchado) here instead of the simple past (escuchamos)?
The present perfect is formed with haber plus a past participle. It is used when a past action is still strongly connected to the present. Using hemos escuchado implies that the news is recent and the decision's impact matters right now.
Could I use acerca de instead of sobre to say 'about'?