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La médica todavía no ha analizado la sangre.

La médica todavía no ha analizado la sangre.
The doctor hasn't analyzed the blood yet.
From Lesson 122:Already and not yet (ya, todavía no)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about La médica todavía no ha analizado la sangre.

Where should I put todavía no in a sentence?
In Spanish, todavía no (not yet) usually goes right before the verb. Here, it is placed directly before the compound verb ha analizado. Remember that you cannot split ha and analizado with other words like you can in English.
Why use the Pretérito Perfecto (ha analizado) here instead of the simple past?
In Spain, the Pretérito Perfecto (have/has done) is used for actions connected to the present. Using todavía no naturally pairs with this tense because if she hasn't analyzed the blood yet, it means we are still in an open timeframe where we expect her to do it!
I learned that doctor is el médico. Is la médica the normal way to refer to a female doctor?
Yes! While you might sometimes hear people say la médico, the fully feminine form la médica is completely correct, very common today, and the best way to refer to a female doctor.
Why does sangre use la if it doesn't end in -a?
Words ending in -e do not have a strict rule for gender, so you just have to learn them as you go. Sangre is always feminine, which is why it uses la here.

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