analizar
verbCEFR B2
What does “analizar” mean in English?
to analyse, to examine
to analyse, to examine (analizar + direct object — systematic decomposition of a question or argument)
Example sentences
Para comprender los efectos de la política, es necesario analizar los datos de los últimos diez años en su conjunto.
To understand the effects of the policy, it is necessary to analyse the data from the last ten years as a whole.
El ponente analizó las implicaciones de la propuesta desde tres perspectivas: económica, social y medioambiental.
The speaker analysed the implications of the proposal from three perspectives: economic, social and environmental.
Un análisis superficial llevaría a conclusiones erróneas; solo un examen riguroso de las causas permite entender el fenómeno.
A superficial analysis would lead to erroneous conclusions; only a rigorous examination of the causes allows one to understand the phenomenon.
How to use it
Analizar means 'to analyse' — systematically examining a question, text, data set, or argument to understand its components and implications. At B2 it is central to academic and formal debate register: 'analizar los datos', 'analizar las causas', 'analizar un argumento'. The noun el análisis is equally important ('un análisis riguroso/exhaustivo/superficial'). Pattern: analizar + direct object (no preposition needed). The infinitive is used after modal/impersonal structures: 'conviene analizar…', 'hay que analizar…'.
Common mistake
Analizar requires a direct object without a preposition — not *'analizar de los datos', just 'analizar los datos'. The noun el análisis is masculine despite ending in -is: 'el análisis' (not *'la análisis'). For stylistic variety at B2+: examinar (examine), estudiar (study), and evaluar (evaluate) can substitute, each with a slightly different shade. Analizar implies systematic decomposition; examinar is closer to scrutiny; evaluar focuses on judgement.