Breakdown of Ese descubrimiento es interesante para la lección de hoy.
ser
to be
hoy
today
de
of
la lección
the lesson
para
for
interesante
interesting
ese
that
el descubrimiento
the discovery
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Questions & Answers about Ese descubrimiento es interesante para la lección de hoy.
Why is Ese used here instead of Este or Aquel?
Spanish has three demonstrative adjectives:
- este (this, close to the speaker)
- ese (that, close to the listener or just mentioned)
- aquel (that over there, far from both)
In Ese descubrimiento, we refer to a discovery already mentioned in the conversation (or known to the listener), so ese is the correct choice.
Why is descubrimiento masculine?
Nouns ending in -miento (such as descubrimiento) are always masculine in Spanish. You pair them with masculine articles and adjectives (for example, un descubrimiento interesante or ese descubrimiento).
Why doesn’t interesante change its ending for gender or number?
Adjectives ending in -e have the same form for both masculine and feminine in the singular. To form the plural, you simply add -s, giving interesantes for both genders.
Why is para used instead of por before la lección de hoy?
Use para to express purpose or intended use – in this case, “for the lesson.” Por would indicate cause, duration, or exchange, which doesn’t fit here. So interesante para la lección means “interesting for the lesson.”
Why do we say para la lección de hoy instead of just para hoy?
Para hoy by itself means simply “for today” (e.g., a deadline). Adding la lección de hoy specifies that the discovery is interesting specifically “for today’s lesson.”
Why do we include the article la before lección?
Spanish normally uses definite articles before singular, countable nouns when they refer to something specific. Here, la lección identifies a particular lesson—the one happening today—so the article is required.
Why does lección carry an accent on the o?
Spanish spelling rules place a written accent on words ending in n, s, or a vowel when the stress falls on the last syllable. Lección ends in n and is stressed on its final syllable, so it needs the accent mark.