Breakdown of El arrendatario está exento del pago, es decir, no cuesta nada.
no
no, not
estar
to be (location/state)
costar
to cost
del
from the / of the
nada
nothing
es decir
that is to say
el pago
the payment
el arrendatario
tenant
exento
exempt
Questions & Answers about El arrendatario está exento del pago, es decir, no cuesta nada.
Why are there commas before and after es decir?
Explicative discourse markers like es decir, o sea, and esto es are used to clarify or rephrase what was just said. In Spanish, when they appear in the middle of a sentence to connect two clauses, they are almost always framed by commas on both sides.
Could I replace es decir with o sea or esto es here?
Why do we use está instead of es with exento?
We use estar because being exempt is treated as a state or a legal condition applied to the tenant, rather than an innate characteristic. Exento functions here as an adjective, derived from the irregular past participle of the verb eximir (to exempt).
What is the word for the landlord in this context?
If the tenant is el arrendatario (or el inquilino), the landlord or property owner renting the place out is el arrendador.
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