Breakdown of El batido tiene muchos antioxidantes y mejora la digestión.
y
and
tener
to have
mucho
many / a lot
mejorar
to improve
el batido
smoothie
el antioxidante
antioxidant
la digestión
digestion
Questions & Answers about El batido tiene muchos antioxidantes y mejora la digestión.
Why is the definite article used in la digestión when English just says "digestion"?
In Spanish, abstract nouns and words representing general concepts require a definite article (el, la, los, las). Because the sentence refers to digestion as a general bodily process, la digestión is required.
Would native speakers in Latin America use batido for a smoothie, or are there other regional words?
Batido is universally understood, but regional terms are very common. In many Latin American countries, you will frequently hear licuado for a blended fruit drink made with milk or water. If it contains ice cream like a milkshake, it is often called a malteada.
Why is it just mejora and not the reflexive se mejora?
Here, mejorar is used as a transitive verb, meaning the subject (the smoothie) is actively improving a direct object (the digestion). You would use the reflexive mejorarse if the subject itself were getting better, such as a person recovering from an illness.
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