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El sabor de la comida es muy sabroso.

El sabor de la comida es muy sabroso.
The flavor of the food is very tasty.
FromLesson 5inHardcore Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of El sabor de la comida es muy sabroso.

ser
to be
muy
very
de
of
el sabor
the flavor
sabroso
tasty
la comida
the food

Questions & Answers about El sabor de la comida es muy sabroso.

Why do we say sabroso (masculine) instead of sabrosa (feminine)?
Because sabor is a masculine noun (el sabor), any adjective describing it must also be masculine. Even though la comida is feminine, the adjective modifies sabor, not comida.
Is it redundant to say El sabor de la comida es muy sabroso since sabor and sabroso both deal with taste?
In many contexts, Spanish speakers use this construction for emphasis. It’s similar to saying The flavor of the food is really tasty in English. It highlights both the concept of flavor (el sabor) and its quality (sabroso).
Why is it la comida?
In Spanish, comida is a feminine noun, often referring to food in general or to a meal (in Spain, it can specifically mean lunch). Since it’s feminine, it requires the feminine article la.
Why do we say muy instead of mucho in this sentence?
Muy is used to intensify adjectives and adverbs meaning “very”, while mucho is typically used to modify nouns or indicate “a lot” or “much/many”. Here, sabroso is an adjective, so we use muy to intensify it.
Could we say La comida está muy sabrosa instead?
Yes, you can. That would emphasize that the food itself is tasty rather than its flavor. However, El sabor de la comida es muy sabroso specifically highlights the flavor aspect, making sabor the subject.
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