Breakdown of Las aulas del instituto tienen ordenadores nuevos.
nuevo
new / another, different (before the noun)
tener
to have
del
of the / from the / about the (topic)
el instituto
the secondary school
el ordenador
the computer
el aula
the classroom (f)
Questions & Answers about Las aulas del instituto tienen ordenadores nuevos.
Why is it Las aulas if the singular form is El aula?
Words that are feminine but start with a stressed 'a' sound take the masculine article el in the singular to avoid blending the two 'a' sounds together (using el aula instead of la aula). However, in the plural, the 's' separates the sounds, so it goes back to the regular feminine plural article las, making it las aulas.
Does instituto mean 'institute' or 'college' here?
It looks like 'institute', but in Spain, instituto is the standard word for a secondary school or high school. It is often a false friend for English speakers. If you want to talk about a university or college, you would use the word universidad.
I often see the word computadoras for computers. Is ordenadores specific to Spain?
Could I put nuevos before ordenadores instead of after it?
You could, but it slightly changes the meaning. Placing nuevos after the noun (ordenadores nuevos) is the most common way to describe the computers as literally brand new. Putting it before the noun (nuevos ordenadores) would imply 'newly acquired computers' or a replacement set of computers, even if they are actually second-hand.
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