Being informed means knowing about a situation or its developments.

The idea

Conjugate estar for the person and follow al tanto de with the topic.

Examples

  • Estoy al tanto de los cambios en el horario.I am aware of the changes to the schedule.
  • Marta está al tanto de la situación de su abuela.Marta is aware of her grandmother’s situation.
  • Los vecinos están al tanto de las obras en la plaza.The neighbours know about the work in the square.
  • ¿Estás al tanto de la fecha límite para inscribirse?Do you know about the registration deadline?
  • El entrenador no estaba al tanto de la lesión de Luis.The coach did not know about Luis’s injury.
  • Mis compañeras estarán al tanto de los resultados mañana.My colleagues will know the results tomorrow.

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Watch out

Avoid the invented combination estar al tanto a; the topic follows de.

Try it yourself

  1. Complete the sentence: Nosotras ___ al tanto de la noticia. (estamos / está)

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    estamos

    estamos agrees with the plural subject.

  2. Complete the sentence: ¿Estás al tanto ___ la reunión? (de / a)

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    de

    de introduces the meeting as the topic.

  3. Complete the sentence: Ayer yo ___ al tanto del problema. (estaba / estaré)

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    estaba

    estaba places the state of awareness in the past.

Use it today

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