Breakdown of El dueño dice que el trastero está disponible.
estar
to be (location/state)
el dueño
the owner
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
decir
to say / to tell
el trastero
the storage room
disponible
available
Questions & Answers about El dueño dice que el trastero está disponible.
Why do we use está instead of es with disponible?
We use estar because being available is treated as a temporary state or current condition of the storage room, not an inherent characteristic. Its status could change to unavailable as soon as someone rents it.
Why is está in the normal indicative mood rather than the subjunctive? Doesn't dice que trigger the subjunctive?
The verb decir only triggers the subjunctive when it is used to give a command or influence someone (for example, telling someone TO DO something). Here, the landlord is simply reporting a fact, so we use the indicative mood (está).
Does dueño always mean landlord?
What exactly is a trastero?
In Spain, a trastero is a storage room or locker, typically located in the basement, garage, or roof of an apartment building. It comes from the word trastos, which refers to junk, old belongings, or odds and ends.
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