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Questions & Answers about La ventana está abierta.
Why is está used instead of es?
In Spanish, estar often describes temporary states or conditions, like being open, closed, tired, etc., while ser describes more permanent or inherent qualities. Here, the sentence indicates the current state of the window (that it is open), so está is used.
Why is it abierta and not abierto?
The adjective must match the noun in gender and number. Ventana is feminine (la ventana), so its descriptive adjective ends in -a, making it abierta rather than abierto (which would be masculine).
Could I say La ventana es abierta?
Not really. Saying La ventana es abierta would be unusual in Spanish and would imply something inherently true, which doesn't really apply to a window being open. Usually, the window’s openness is a temporary condition, so está is the correct choice.
Can I change the word order to Está abierta la ventana?
Yes, you can. Está abierta la ventana can be used to emphasize that the window is open or to answer a question directly about whether the window is open. The meaning remains largely the same, but the emphasis is slightly different.