Breakdown of La dirección del colegio ha prohibido los móviles en clase.
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
del
of the / from the / about the (topic)
la clase
the class
el colegio
the school (for children)
el móvil
the mobile phone
haber
to have (auxiliary)
prohibir
to prohibit
la dirección
the management (people running a company or school)
Questions & Answers about La dirección del colegio ha prohibido los móviles en clase.
Why is dirección translated as "management" instead of "direction"?
While dirección often means a physical direction or an address, in an institutional context it refers to the people directing the organization. Here, it means the management, the administration, or the principal's office.
Doesn't colegio mean "college"?
Colegio is a classic false friend. In Spain, it refers to a primary or secondary school, not a university. The word for a higher education college or university is la universidad.
Why does this sentence use the present perfect (ha prohibido) instead of the simple past (prohibió)?
In the Spanish of Spain, the present perfect is strongly preferred for past actions that are still connected to the present. Using ha prohibido implies this is a recent, relevant rule affecting the current school year, whereas prohibió would sound like a detached event from long ago.
Why does Spanish use los móviles when English just says "mobile phones" without an article?
Spanish requires a definite article (el, la, los, las) when making a general statement about an entire category of things. Because the ban applies to mobile phones in general, the article los is mandatory here.
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