Phrase · 🎤 Debating and turn-taking
Tiene la palabra la representante del sindicato.
The union representative has the floor.
C1giving someone the floorformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tiene1verbhastener · present · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitepalabranounword; (tener la palabra) to have the floorfem. · sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiterepresentante2nounrepresentativesing.delprepositionof the, from thedesindicatonountrade unionmasc. · sing..
- Tiene → representante: subject
- la → representante: f. sg.
Word for word: “The representative of the union has the word.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tener la palabra = to have the floor; the subject comes after the verb, as moderators announce it. Emphasis and information structure: clefts and lo … que →
- 2representante has one form for both genders; the article shows which: la representante. Nouns: gender and number →