La moneda es antigua y bonita.

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Breakdown of La moneda es antigua y bonita.

• bonito: pretty
• y: and
• la moneda: the coin
• antiguo: old

Questions & Answers about La moneda es antigua y bonita.

Why is moneda considered feminine in Spanish?

Spanish nouns typically have a gender, and moneda is classified as feminine. You can often recognize a feminine noun if it ends in -a, though there are exceptions. Because moneda is feminine, we use the article la.

Why do we use es instead of está?

The verb es from ser is used for more permanent or inherent characteristics. In this sentence, we’re describing the coin’s essential qualities (it’s old and pretty), so es fits better than está.

Why does the sentence place the adjectives after the noun?

In Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun they describe, especially when they are descriptive adjectives like antigua and bonita. Placing them after moneda is the usual word order to provide descriptive details.

What is the difference between antigua and antiguo?

Both mean old, but antigua is the feminine form, while antiguo is the masculine form. Because moneda is feminine, the correct form is antigua.

Why do we connect antigua and bonita with y?

In Spanish, y is the standard conjunction meaning and. We only change y to e before words that start with the i sound (like hijo or iglesia). Since antigua and bonita do not start with that sound, we keep y.