Breakdown of La ayuda de mi familia es muy importante.
ser
to be
mi
my
la familia
the family
muy
very
de
of
importante
important
la ayuda
the help
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Why does the sentence use the feminine article la before ayuda?
In Spanish, ayuda is a feminine noun. Because of that, the feminine article la is required. Generally, Spanish nouns need an article to specify gender and number (masculine/feminine, singular/plural).
Why is de mi familia used to indicate "my family's help"?
Spanish often expresses possession through de + noun/pronoun, which translates as "of" in English. So de mi familia means "of my family," effectively showing that the help belongs to your family.
Why do we use es instead of está?
In Spanish, ser (conjugated here as es) typically describes more permanent or inherent characteristics, while estar refers to temporary states or conditions. The importance of the family's help is seen as an inherent quality, so es is used.
Is familia considered singular or plural in Spanish?
In Spanish, familia is treated as a singular collective noun. Even though it refers to multiple family members, verbs and adjectives that describe familia are usually in singular form, as in es muy importante.
Why is importante not changed to importanta to match familia?
Spanish adjectives that end in -e (such as importante) do not change according to gender. They stay the same whether the noun is masculine or feminine.
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