Phrase · ⚙️ Describing processes and results
El sitio web ya está terminado; solo falta que lo apruebe el cliente.
The website is already finished; all that is left is for the client to approve it.
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Why every word is where it is
Eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitesitionounsitemasc. · sing.webnounwebsing.yaadverbalreadyestá1verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.terminado1verbfinishedterminar · participle · past · masc. · sing.;soloadverbonlyfalta2verbis leftfaltar · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatlo3object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectapruebe2verbapprovesaprobar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteclientenounclientmasc. · sing..
- sitio → terminado: agree
- falta → apruebe: mood
- lo → sitio: ref
- cliente → apruebe: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ya está terminado: estar + participle = the result, the state after the work. Passive voice and resultative estar →
- 2falta que + subjunctive = all that is left is for someone to… Subjunctive: value judgements and impersonal expressions →
- 3lo refers back to el sitio web; the subject el cliente comes after the verb. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variations
- La página web ya está terminada; solo falta que la apruebe el cliente.