Breakdown of El formulario pide la edad y el sexo.
y
and
la edad
the age
pedir
to ask for; to order (food or drink)
el formulario
the form
Questions & Answers about El formulario pide la edad y el sexo.
Why is pide used here instead of pregunta for the verb asks?
Why does the Spanish sentence include la and el before the nouns, while the English translation just says age and sex?
Spanish requires definite articles (el, la, los, las) when talking about general concepts, categories, or abstract nouns as subjects or direct objects. Here, age and sex represent general categories of information being requested, so they need their articles. English typically drops them in this context.
Could I use la forma instead of el formulario for the document?
No, because they are false friends. The word la forma refers to the physical shape of an object or a way of doing something. A printed or digital document with blank spaces to fill in is always el formulario or, quite commonly in Spain, el impreso.