Ese cojín azul es más cómodo de lo que parece, pero ocupa mucho espacio en el sofá.

That blue cushion is more comfortable than it seems, but it takes up a lot of space on the sofa.

Breakdown of Ese cojín azul es más cómodo de lo que parece, pero ocupa mucho espacio en el sofá.

• ser: to be
• mucho: a lot
• pero: but
• ese: that

Questions & Answers about Ese cojín azul es más cómodo de lo que parece, pero ocupa mucho espacio en el sofá.

Why does the sentence use ese and not este or aquel?

Spanish has three common demonstratives for this/that:

• este = this, near the speaker
• ese = that, near the listener or not especially close to the speaker
• aquel = that over there, farther away

So ese cojín means that cushion. It suggests the cushion is not right by the speaker, or it is being identified as that one rather than this one.

Also, cojín is masculine singular, so the demonstrative must be masculine singular too:

• este cojín
• ese cojín
• aquel cojín

Why is it cojín with an accent mark?

The accent mark shows where the stress goes: co-JÍN.

Without the accent, Spanish stress rules would make you expect a different pronunciation. The written accent tells you clearly that the stress falls on the last syllable.

It is also useful to know:

• singular: cojín
• plural: cojines

The accent disappears in the plural because the stress pattern changes naturally.

Why is it azul and not azulo or azula?