How to Say "mechanical" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “mechanical” is “mecánico” — B1 level.
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adjectiveB1
relating to machines or machinery
Examples
Necesitamos revisar el sistema mecánico del elevador.
We need to check the mechanical system of the elevator.
Su saludo fue un acto mecánico, sin emoción.
His greeting was a mechanical act, without emotion.
Agreement with Nouns
As an adjective, 'mecánico' must match the thing it describes in number and gender: 'una falla mecánica' (a mechanical failure, feminine) or 'los problemas mecánicos' (the mechanical problems, plural).
Forgetting the Gender Change
Mistake: “El brazo mecánica.”
Correction: El brazo mecánico. The adjective must end in -o because 'brazo' is masculine.
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