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Los dos candidatos publicaron sendos comunicados tras el debate.
The two candidates each issued a statement after the debate.
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Why every word is where it is
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- sendos → comunicados: sendos agrees with comunicados (m. pl.)
- candidatos → sendos: one statement per candidate
- tras → debate: tras + noun: after
Word for word: “The two candidates published respective statements after the debate.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1sendos = one each: two candidates, two statements. It never means "both" (that is ambos). Literary and archaic style →
- 2tras = after (formal, typical of the press) = después de. It can also mean "behind".
Variations
- Los dos candidatos publicaron un comunicado cada uno tras el debate.
- Tras el debate, ambos candidatos emitieron sendos comunicados.
- Cada uno de los candidatos publicó un comunicado después del debate.