La camiseta técnica es ligera.

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Breakdown of La camiseta técnica es ligera.

• ligero: light
• la camiseta técnica: the technical running shirt

Questions & Answers about La camiseta técnica es ligera.

Why is it la camiseta and not el camiseta?

Because camiseta is a feminine noun in Spanish, so it takes the feminine singular article la.

A useful rule is that many nouns ending in -a are feminine, and camiseta follows that pattern:

• la camiseta
• una camiseta

That feminine gender also affects the adjectives in the sentence, which is why you see técnica and ligera in the feminine form too.

Why do técnica and ligera end in -a?

They end in -a because they must agree with camiseta, which is feminine singular.

In Spanish, adjectives usually agree with the noun in:

• gender: masculine or feminine
• number: singular or plural

So:

• la camiseta técnica es ligera = feminine singular
• el pantalón técnico es ligero = masculine singular
• las camisetas técnicas son ligeras = feminine plural

This kind of agreement is one of the biggest differences from English.

Why is the adjective after the noun in camiseta técnica?