Word
El día es largo.
Meaning
The day is long.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about El día es largo.
Why is día masculine if it ends with -a?
Although most Spanish nouns ending in -a are feminine, there are exceptions like día, mapa, or planeta that are masculine. It’s a rule based on their Latin origins rather than modern spelling rules. That’s why we say el día and los días, keeping it masculine.
Why does the sentence use es instead of está?
In Spanish, ser is used for inherent or permanent characteristics, while estar is used for temporary states or locations. Since ser describes an essential quality (longness) of the day, es is correct. Saying El día está largo would suggest a temporary or unusual state, which is far less common and might sound odd to many Spanish speakers.
Why do we say el día instead of la día?
As mentioned, día is a masculine noun despite ending in -a, and Spanish articles must agree in gender with the nouns they precede. Hence, we use the masculine article el.
Can we say El día es muy largo to mean "The day is very long"?
Yes. Adding muy (meaning "very") intensifies the description of how long the day is. Grammatically, El día es muy largo is perfectly correct and commonly used in everyday conversation.
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