Breakdown of El que reivindica la patente de este descubrimiento es el ingeniero.
ser
to be
de
from / of
que
that / than
este
this
el ingeniero
the engineer
reivindicar
to claim
el descubrimiento
the discovery
la patente
the patent
Questions & Answers about El que reivindica la patente de este descubrimiento es el ingeniero.
Why do we use El que at the beginning of this sentence?
This is a pseudo-cleft sentence used for emphasis. By starting with El que (The one who), we build up to the big reveal at the end: es el ingeniero. It puts the spotlight on the engineer as the specific person making the claim.
Could I use Quien instead of El que here?
Does reivindicar mean 'to vindicate'?
They are related, but reivindicar is often a false friend. Here, it means 'to claim' a right or ownership over something (the patent). It can also mean 'to reclaim' or 'to demand.' If you want to say 'to vindicate' in the sense of clearing someone's name, you would usually use absolver or exculpar.
If the engineer were female, how would this sentence change?
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