Breakdown of El croquis explica la mala visibilidad de los autos involucrados.
de
from / of
los
the (masculine plural)
explicar
to explain
malo
bad
el auto
the car (= el carro)
la visibilidad
visibility
el croquis
sketch
involucrado
involved
Questions & Answers about El croquis explica la mala visibilidad de los autos involucrados.
I just learned we sometimes use an 'a' for inanimate objects. Why isn't there one before la mala visibilidad?
We sometimes use the accusative a with inanimate objects to prevent ambiguity when it is unclear which noun is the subject and which is the direct object (for example, if both are inanimate and word order is unusual). In this sentence, common sense dictates that a sketch explains visibility, not the other way around. Because the subject and object are perfectly clear from the context, we do not add the a.
The word croquis ends in an 's'. Is it plural here?
Why is mala placed before visibilidad instead of after?
Adjectives like bueno and malo frequently go before the noun, especially when expressing an expected quality, a subjective evaluation, or just to emphasize the trait. While la visibilidad mala is grammatically fine, placing mala before the noun sounds much more natural and common in everyday Spanish.
Why does involucrados end in -os instead of being a neutral verb form?
The word involucrados is the past participle of the verb involucrar (to involve). In this sentence, it is functioning as an adjective describing los autos. Because it is acting as an adjective, it must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies, which is why it takes the masculine plural ending -os.
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