archivo dañado
/aɾt͡ʃibo daɲado/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "corrupted file" is archivo dañado.
This phrase refers to a computer file that cannot be opened or read correctly because its data has been damaged.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of archivo (file) and dañado (damaged).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural ending: archivos dañados. When using this in a sentence to describe the state of a file, you would use the verb estar, for example, el archivo está dañado (the file is damaged).
How do you pronounce it?
/aɾtʃibo daɲado/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Because archivo is a masculine noun, the adjective must be dañado (masculine) rather than dañada (feminine).
Did you know?
- While dañado means 'damaged', it is also used to describe food that has gone bad or spoiled, such as fruta dañada.
- While archivo dañado is common, you might also hear Spanish speakers use archivo corrupto, though corrupto often implies a moral or dishonest quality in other contexts.
- The word archivo shares an ancestral root with the English word 'archive', as both trace back to the Greek word for 'public records'.
Examples in context
- El informe adjunto contiene un archivo dañado y no se puede abrir.The attached report contains a corrupted file and cannot be opened.
- Por favor, envíame el archivo nuevamente. El que me enviaste está corrupto.Please send me the file again. The one you sent me is corrupt.
- Perdí todo el trabajo porque el archivo se estropeó sin razón aparente.I lost all the work because the file got corrupted for no apparent reason.
- Este es un archivo dañado.This is a corrupted file.
- No puedo abrir el archivo dañado.I cannot open the corrupted file.
- Parece que el archivo dañado se descargó mal.It seems the corrupted file was downloaded incorrectly.
Example conversation
Mateo is helping Elena with her computer work.
- ElenaMateo, no puedo leer este documento.Mateo, I cannot read this document.
- MateoDéjame ver… parece un archivo dañado.Let me see… it looks like a corrupted file.
- Elena¿Crees que puedas repararlo?Do you think you can repair it?
- MateoLo intentaré, Elena, pero no es fácil.I will try, Elena, but it is not easy.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries archivo, dañado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
