El paisaje es increíble.

to be

Breakdown of El paisaje es increíble.

• el paisaje: the landscape
• increíble: incredible

Questions & Answers about El paisaje es increíble.

Why is it el paisaje instead of just paisaje?

Because Spanish often uses the definite article more than English does.

Here, el paisaje means the landscape/scenery—usually the one being talked about or the one in front of you. If you just said paisaje, it would usually sound incomplete in a normal sentence.

So:

• El paisaje es increíble. = talking about a specific landscape/scenery
• Un paisaje es increíble. = A landscape is incredible / One landscape is incredible (less likely in this context)

Is paisaje masculine? How can I tell?

Yes, paisaje is a masculine singular noun, which is why it uses el.

The clearest sign in this sentence is the article:

• el paisaje = masculine singular

Also, many Spanish nouns ending in -aje are masculine:

• el viaje
• el garaje
• el paisaje

Like all noun gender in Spanish, it’s best to learn the noun together with its article: el paisaje.

Why do we use es here and not está?