Questions & Answers about Este fertilizante es nuevo.
Why is it este and not esta?
Because fertilizante is a masculine singular noun, and the demonstrative has to agree with it.
- este = this, for masculine singular
- esta = this, for feminine singular
So:
- este fertilizante
- but esta planta
Even though fertilizante ends in -e, it is still masculine.
How do I know that fertilizante is masculine?
In Spanish, noun gender is not always obvious from the ending. While many masculine nouns end in -o and many feminine nouns end in -a, nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine.
So with fertilizante, you simply have to learn that it is masculine:
A good habit is to learn new nouns together with their article, for example el fertilizante rather than just fertilizante.
Why is it nuevo and not nueva?