La camisa blanca tiene una mancha de café, así que la llevaré a la lavandería.

The white shirt has a coffee stain, so I’ll take it to the laundromat.

Breakdown of La camisa blanca tiene una mancha de café, así que la llevaré a la lavandería.

• yo: I
• tener: to have
• una: a
• a: to

Questions & Answers about La camisa blanca tiene una mancha de café, así que la llevaré a la lavandería.

Why is it la camisa blanca and not la blanca camisa?

In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun, so camisa blanca is the normal word order for white shirt.

• camisa = shirt
• blanca = white

So:

• la camisa blanca = the white shirt

You can sometimes put adjectives before the noun, but that often adds a more literary, emotional, or stylistic effect. In everyday Spanish, la camisa blanca is the natural choice.

Why does it say blanca and not blanco?

Because adjectives in Spanish must agree with the noun in gender and number.

• camisa is feminine singular
• so the adjective must also be feminine singular

That gives:

• blanco = masculine singular
• blanca = feminine singular
• blancos = masculine plural
• blancas = feminine plural

So:

• el pantalón blanco
• la camisa blanca
• las camisas blancas

Why is La camisa blanca used instead of just Camisa blanca?