La lavadora está llena; no metas más ropa.

The washing machine is full; don’t put in more clothes.

Breakdown of La lavadora está llena; no metas más ropa.

• estar: to be
• más: more
• la ropa: the clothes
• no: not

Questions & Answers about La lavadora está llena; no metas más ropa.

Why is it está and not es?

Use estar for temporary states or conditions. A washer being full is a current state, so La lavadora está llena is correct. Using ser (e.g., es llena) would sound wrong here.

Why is it llena and not lleno?

Adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number. Lavadora is feminine singular, so the adjective is llena (not lleno).

What verb form is metas in no metas?

It’s the negative tú command, which uses the present subjunctive: (tú) no metas. The affirmative tú command would be mete.

How would this change for formal or plural you?

• Usted: No meta más ropa.
• Ustedes: No metan más ropa.
• Voseo (common in parts of Latin America): affirmative often meté; negative is usually no metas (Rioplatense) or no metás (Central America).

Where do pronouns go with commands?