How to Say "to track" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to track” is “monitorear” — B1 level.
Examples
El equipo médico va a monitorear al paciente toda la noche.
The medical team is going to monitor the patient all night.
Estamos monitoreando las ventas para ver si la campaña funciona.
We are monitoring sales to see if the campaign is working.
Es necesario monitorear el uso del agua durante la sequía.
It is necessary to track water usage during the drought.
It's a Regular Verb
Monitorear follows the normal pattern for verbs ending in -ar. This means once you know the pattern for a word like 'hablar,' you can conjugate this word too!
The 'Personal a'
When you are monitoring a person (like a patient or a student), you must put the word 'a' before them: 'Monitoreo a mi hijo' (I monitor my son).
Monitorear vs. Monitorizar
Mistake: “Thinking one is 'wrong' and the other is 'right.'”
Correction: Both are correct! 'Monitorear' is the standard in Latin America, while 'monitorizar' is preferred in Spain. Use whichever fits your region.
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