La candidatura es nueva.

to be

Breakdown of La candidatura es nueva.

• nuevo: new
• la candidatura: the candidacy

Questions & Answers about La candidatura es nueva.

Why is it la candidatura and not just candidatura?

Spanish often uses the definite article more than English does. Here, la means the, so la candidatura is the candidacy or the nomination/bid depending on context.

You can sometimes say just candidatura, but that usually happens in more specific structures, such as after certain verbs or in headlines. In a normal full sentence, la candidatura sounds natural and complete.

Why is candidatura feminine?

In Spanish, nouns have grammatical gender. Candidatura is feminine, and one strong clue is that it ends in -a, which often marks feminine nouns.

Because it is feminine, the article and adjective must match it:

• la candidatura
• candidatura nueva

If the noun were masculine, you would expect:

• el
• nuevo

Why do we use es here?