Word
El libro verde y el libro azul están separados en la mesa.
Meaning
The green book and the blue book are separate on the table.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of El libro verde y el libro azul están separados en la mesa.
el libro
the book
estar
to be
en
on
la mesa
the table
Questions & Answers about El libro verde y el libro azul están separados en la mesa.
Why is it el libro and not la libro?
In Spanish, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine or feminine.
- libro is a masculine noun.
- Masculine singular nouns usually use the article el.
- Feminine singular nouns usually use la.
So you say:
- el libro (the book)
- la mesa (the table)
The gender is mostly arbitrary and must be memorized with each noun. It doesn’t depend on the physical object being “male” or “female.”
Why is it libro verde and not verde libro?
In Spanish, most descriptive adjectives (colors, size, shape, nationality, etc.) usually come after the noun:
- libro verde = green book
- casa grande = big house
- camisa roja = red shirt
Putting the adjective before the noun (e.g. verde libro) is either wrong or sounds very unusual/poetic in this case. So the normal order is:
noun + adjective → libro verde
Why repeat el libro? Why not just say El libro verde y azul están separados en la mesa?