Breakdown of Esta amenaza digital ya está eliminada.
estar
to be (location/state)
ya
already / now (right now)
esta
this (feminine)
digital
digital
eliminar
to eliminate
la amenaza
the threat
Questions & Answers about Esta amenaza digital ya está eliminada.
Why do we use está eliminada instead of es eliminada?
This sentence uses the state passive, which is formed with estar + past participle. It focuses on the result or the condition of the subject after an action has finished. If you used es eliminada (the true passive with ser), it would mean the threat is actively being eliminated right now, rather than describing its current neutralized state.
Why does the past participle eliminada end in an -a here?
In the state passive, the past participle acts as an adjective describing the subject. Because the subject, Esta amenaza, is feminine and singular, the participle must match it in gender and number, becoming eliminada. When used in perfect tenses with haber (like ha eliminado), the participle never changes, but with estar, it always changes to match the subject.
Does ya está eliminada mean the same thing as ya ha sido eliminada?
They are very close in meaning but have a slightly different focus. Ya ha sido eliminada (has already been eliminated) focuses on the completed action in the recent past. Ya está eliminada (is already eliminated) focuses purely on the current state resulting from that action. In everyday conversation, they are often used interchangeably to express that the threat is gone.
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