Breakdown of El enfermero va a ingresar a los pacientes conforme lleguen al hospital.
los
the (masculine plural)
el hospital
the hospital
ir
to go
al
to the
llegar
to arrive
el paciente
the patient
el enfermero
nurse
ingresar
to admit (to a hospital / institution)
conforme
as (in accordance with / while)
a
personal 'a' (marks a human direct object)
Questions & Answers about El enfermero va a ingresar a los pacientes conforme lleguen al hospital.
Why is lleguen in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative llegan?
The word conforme (meaning "as" or "in the way that") introduces an action that hasn't happened yet. Because the patients' arrival is in the future and the exact timing is unknown, Spanish requires the subjunctive lleguen. If this sentence were describing a routine that already happens, you would use the indicative llegan.
Could I use según or como instead of conforme in this sentence?
Yes, you could use según lleguen or como lleguen. All three can express "as" or "depending on how" an event unfolds. Conforme is a great choice here because it naturally emphasizes a progressive sequence, meaning they will be admitted one by one in accordance with their arrival.
I usually see ingresar translated as "to enter." Why does it mean "to admit" here?
Why is there an a before los pacientes?
This is the "personal a." Even though the patients are the direct object of the verb ingresar (they are the ones receiving the action of being admitted), Spanish requires you to put an a before a direct object when it refers to specific people.
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