Breakdown of El café no ha soltado su sabor todavía.
no
no, not
su
his/her/its/their/your (formal)
el café
coffee
haber
(auxiliary) have
Questions & Answers about El café no ha soltado su sabor todavía.
Why does this sentence use soltado instead of the irregular form suelto?
Soltar is one of those verbs with two past participles. We use the regular form (soltado) when it acts as a verb in perfect tenses with haber, as in ha soltado (has released). The irregular form (suelto) is used only as an adjective, meaning 'loose' or 'free', as in el perro está suelto (the dog is loose).
What would happen if I used suelto with haber here?
Is soltar the standard verb for 'releasing' a flavor?
Yes! While you might know soltar as 'to let go of' or 'to drop', it is exactly the right word for ingredients releasing their juices, aromas, or flavors (sabor) into a dish or drink.
Could todavía go somewhere else in the sentence?