La fachada está dañada.

to be

Breakdown of La fachada está dañada.

• dañado: damaged
• la fachada: the building facade

Questions & Answers about La fachada está dañada.

Why is it está and not es?

Because Spanish usually uses estar for a state or condition, especially one that is seen as the result of something.

So La fachada está dañada means the facade is in a damaged condition.

If you used es dañada, it would sound unnatural here. Ser is more for identity, classification, or inherent characteristics, while estar + past participle/adjective often describes a current result:

• La puerta está cerrada = The door is closed.
• La ventana está rota = The window is broken.

So here, está dañada focuses on the facade’s current state.

Why does dañada end in -a?

Because it has to agree with fachada, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Spanish, many adjectives and past participles change to match the noun they describe:

• dañado = masculine singular
• dañada = feminine singular
• dañados = masculine plural
• dañadas = feminine plural

Since la fachada is feminine singular, the correct form is dañada.

Examples:

• El muro está dañado.
• La pared está dañada.
• Los edificios están dañados.
• Las casas están dañadas.

How do I know that fachada is feminine?