El código PIN es correcto.

The PIN code is correct.

Breakdown of El código PIN es correcto.

• ser: to be
• correcto: correct
• el código PIN: the PIN code

Questions & Answers about El código PIN es correcto.

Why is there el at the beginning?

Because código is a masculine singular noun, and here it refers to a specific PIN code in the situation being discussed.

Spanish very often uses the definite article where English might or might not use the. In this sentence, el código PIN works as the subject of the sentence.

• el código = the code
• el PIN = the PIN

So el is the normal article here.

Why is código masculine?

In Spanish, every noun has grammatical gender. Código happens to be masculine, so it takes:

• el (not la)
• correcto (not correcta)

This is something you generally have to learn with the noun:

• el código
• el libro
• el problema

Even though grammatical gender sometimes matches natural gender, very often it is just a feature of the word.

Why does código have an accent mark?