How to Say "disturbance" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “disturbance” is “incidente” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Tuvimos un pequeño incidente con el coche, pero nada grave.
We had a small incident with the car, but nothing serious.
La policía investiga el incidente ocurrido anoche en el centro.
The police are investigating the incident that occurred downtown last night.
Después de ese incidente, todos estuvieron más atentos.
After that occurrence, everyone was more attentive.
Masculine Noun Rule
Even though 'incidente' ends in '-e', it is always a masculine noun, so you must use 'el' (the) and masculine adjectives with it: 'el incidente nuevo' (the new incident).
Gender Confusion
Mistake: “La incidente fue terrible.”
Correction: El incidente fue terrible. (Remember to use 'el' because 'incidente' is masculine.)
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