La actriz italiana envía una carta.

a, an

Breakdown of La actriz italiana envía una carta.

• enviar: to send
• la carta: the letter
• la actriz: the actress

Questions & Answers about La actriz italiana envía una carta.

Why does the sentence start with la?

La is the feminine singular definite article, equivalent to the.

It matches actriz, which is a feminine singular noun:

• la actriz = the actress

Spanish articles usually have to agree with the noun in gender and number:

• el actor = the actor
• la actriz = the actress
• los actores = the actors
• las actrices = the actresses

Why is it actriz and not something like actora?

The standard feminine form of actor is actriz.

So:

• actor = actor
• actriz = actress

This is just one of those noun pairs you learn as a set. Not all feminine forms are made by simply adding -a.

Why is it italiana and not italiano?

Because italiana is describing actriz, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Spanish, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe:

• actor italiano = Italian actor
• actriz italiana = Italian actress

So the adjective changes form to match gender and number.