Breakdown of La salud sexual es importante.
ser
to be
importante
important
la salud
the health
sexual
sexual
Questions & Answers about La salud sexual es importante.
Why is it la salud and not el salud?
Because salud is a feminine noun in Spanish, so it takes the feminine singular article la.
A useful thing to remember is that grammatical gender in Spanish does not always match the ending. Even though many feminine nouns end in -a, salud ends in -d and is still feminine.
So:
- la salud = health
- la buena salud = good health
Why is sexual after salud?
In Spanish, most descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun.
So:
- salud sexual = sexual health
- salud mental = mental health
- salud pública = public health
This is the normal word order in Spanish. English often puts adjectives before the noun, but Spanish usually puts them after.
Why is there no la before sexual?
Why do we use here and not ?