Learn Spanish (Latin America): El reloj está tan dañado que no puede sincronizar el tictac. - The clock is so damaged that he cannot synchronize the ticking.

In Spanish, subject pronouns like él (he) are often dropped because the verb ending gives enough clues. Puede is the third-person singular form, so the subject is implied. Based on the translation, it refers to a person (like a watchmaker), but without broader context, it could equally mean "she" (ella) or even "it" if referring to the clock failing to synchronize itself.

Why is está used here instead of es with the word dañado?

We use estar with a past participle (like dañado) to describe a condition or the result of an action. The clock is currently in a broken state. If you used es dañado, it would form the passive voice, which focuses on the action of it being damaged by someone rather than its current physical state.

How does the tan ... que structure work in this sentence?

This is a very common structure used to express a consequence. Tan (so) intensifies the adjective dañado (damaged), and que (that) introduces the result. It works exactly like the English "so [adjective] that" pattern.

Is tictac a normal noun in Spanish?