Estas revistas tienen artículos interesantes.

to have

Breakdown of Estas revistas tienen artículos interesantes.

• interesante: interesting
• la revista: the magazine
• estas: these
• el artículo: the article

Questions & Answers about Estas revistas tienen artículos interesantes.

Why do we use estas and not estos or este in this sentence?

The word estas is the plural feminine form of "this" (in English, "these"). Since revistas is a feminine plural noun, we use estas.

• estos would be used for masculine plural nouns (e.g., estos libros).
• este would be used for a singular masculine noun (e.g., este libro).

Why is revistas feminine?

Most nouns in Spanish ending in -a are feminine. Revista follows this pattern, so its plural form revistas is also feminine.

What does tienen mean, and why is it used here instead of hay or son?

• Tienen comes from the verb tener, meaning "to have." Here, it indicates possession of the interesting articles.
• Hay means "there is/there are" and is used to indicate the existence of something, not the possession.
• Son comes from ser, meaning "they are," which describes a characteristic or identity, not possession.

Why is artículos plural, and how do I know it should match revistas?

Artículos is plural simply because the sentence is talking about more than one article. It does not need to match revistas in gender or number, because revistas and artículos are separate nouns. Each noun is plural to show there’s more than one of each: magazines and articles.

Why does interesantes come after artículos instead of before it?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives typically follow the noun they describe. Saying artículos interesantes follows the common order noun + adjective. While it’s possible to place some adjectives before the noun, it often changes nuance or emphasis, so the standard position for most adjectives is after the noun.