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A casa amarela é grande.

A casa amarela é grande.
The yellow house is big.
From Lesson 34:Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of A casa amarela é grande.

ser
to be
a casa
the house
grande
big / large
amarelo
yellow

Questions & Answers about A casa amarela é grande.

Why does the sentence say casa amarela instead of amarela casa?
In Portuguese, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come right after the noun they describe. So instead of putting the color first like in English, you literally say house yellow.
Why is the word for yellow spelled amarela instead of amarelo?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Since casa is a feminine noun, the masculine adjective amarelo changes its ending to an a to become the feminine amarela.
Since casa is feminine, why doesn't grande change to end in an a?
Adjectives that end in the letter e, like grande, are gender-neutral. They keep the exact same form for both masculine and feminine nouns.
Why does this sentence use é for is rather than está?
Portuguese has two verbs for to be. We use the verb ser (which gives us é) for permanent characteristics, and estar (which gives us está) for temporary states. The color and size of a house are considered permanent traits, so we use é.

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