| Let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow. |
| [Subject] es (muy) [adjective] |
| "[Subject] is (very) [adjective]." |
| This sentence structure is used to describe a subject by stating what [subject] is like. |
| First, we have the subject, which is the thing or person being described. This could be a noun phrase, a pronoun, or a proper noun. |
| Next is es, which comes from the verb ser. This verb means "to be" and is used to describe essential qualities. |
| Then, we have the adjective, which tells us something about the subject. Optionally, we can add muy, which means "very," to emphasize the adjective. |
| Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern. |
| Pues... esta es muy rápida. |
| "Well... this one is very fast." |
| In this sentence: |
| Esta is the subject, meaning "this one." It is a demonstrative pronoun referring to something specific that has already been mentioned. |
| In the dialogue, it's the "computer," computadora, a feminine singular noun. |
| Thus, the demonstrative pronoun esta will be feminine as well. |
| Es is the verb ser in the third-person singular form, meaning "is." |
| Muy is used for emphasis, meaning "very." |
| Rápida is the adjective meaning "fast." Since esta refers to a feminine noun, rápida also takes the feminine form. |
| So, the full sentence Pues... esta es muy rápida. translates to "Well... this one is very fast." |
| Now you can use this structure to describe anything in Spanish! |
| In Spanish, most adjectives change based on both gender and number. |
| Many adjectives form the feminine singular by replacing the masculine -o ending with -a. For example, bonito, "pretty" or "nice," is the masculine singular form, while the feminine singular form is bonita. |
| Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant usually remain the same for both genders in the singular, such as grande, meaning "big." |
| For the plural, most adjectives add -s if they end in a vowel and -es if they end in a consonant. For example, bonito becomes bonitos in the masculine plural and bonitas in the feminine plural. Grande becomes grandes for both masculine and feminine plural forms. |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| Este sombrero es nuevo. |
| "This hat is new." |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| Here, Este sombrero is the subject, referring to "this hat." The demonstrative adjective este means "this" and modifies sombrero, which means "hat." |
| Next, es is the verb ser in the third-person singular form, meaning "is." |
| Finally, nuevo is the adjective meaning "new." Since sombrero is a masculine singular noun, the adjective nuevo also takes the masculine singular form. |
| So, that is how Este sombrero es nuevo. fits the pattern [Subject] es [adjective]. |
| Here's another example |
| La habitación es muy grande. |
| "The room is very big." |
| La habitación es muy grande. |
| "The room is very big." |
| Let's try one more, |
| El vestido es muy caro. |
| "The dress is very expensive." |
| El vestido es muy caro. |
| "The dress is very expensive." |
| Another one. |
| Esta silla es cómoda. |
| "This chair is comfortable." |
| Esta silla es cómoda. |
| "This chair is comfortable." |
| One last example. |
| La pronunciación del español es fácil. |
| "The pronunciation of Spanish is easy." |
| La pronunciación del español es fácil. |
| "The pronunciation of Spanish is easy." |
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