Breakdown of Dado que hay falta de servicios, las familias abandonan el campo.
de
of
el campo
the countryside
la familia
the family
hay
there is / there are
el servicio
the service
dado que
given that
la falta
the lack
abandonar
to abandon
Questions & Answers about Dado que hay falta de servicios, las familias abandonan el campo.
Why use dado que here instead of a simpler word like porque?
Dado que translates to "given that" or "since." It is a slightly more formal causal connector used to introduce a known fact that causes the result in the second half of the sentence. While you could use porque ("because") in the middle of a sentence, dado que is perfect for setting up the cause at the very beginning.
Why does the sentence use hay falta instead of hace falta?
In this sentence, falta is a noun meaning "a lack" or "a shortage", so hay falta de servicios literally means "there is a lack of services". If you wanted to use the verb phrase hacer falta (to be necessary or needed), the structure would change entirely to something like hacen falta servicios ("services are needed").
Why isn't there an article before falta, like una falta de servicios?
In Spanish, it is very common to drop the indefinite article (un or una) after the verb hay when stating the general existence of an abstract or uncountable noun. Saying hay falta sounds much more natural here than hay una falta.
Does el campo just mean "the countryside", or can it refer to other types of fields?
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