Breakdown of Dicen que el auricular está dañado.
estar
to be (location/state)
que
that / than
decir
to say, to tell
dañado
damaged
el auricular
the headset
Questions & Answers about Dicen que el auricular está dañado.
Who exactly is the 'they' in dicen?
In Spanish, just like in English, you can use the third-person plural (dicen) to talk about an unspecified group of people, rumors, or general information. It translates to 'people say,' 'they say,' or 'it is said.' Even though it's plural, you don't need a specific group in mind, which is why it is called the impersonal third-person plural.
Could we use se dice instead of dicen in this sentence?
Does auricular refer to a specific type of headphone?
Auricular can refer to the receiver of a telephone, an earpiece, a single earbud, or a full headset. You will often see it in the plural (los auriculares) when referring to a standard pair of headphones, but the singular is often used for a call-center headset with a single earpiece or a traditional phone receiver.
Why do we use está dañado instead of es dañado here?
We use está because dañado (damaged) acts as an adjective describing the physical condition or state the headset is currently in. If you used es dañado, it would form the true passive voice, meaning the action of damaging is happening to it right now ('it is being damaged by someone'), which isn't the intended meaning here.
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