Breakdown of Los zapatos nuevos son negros.
ser
to be
los
the (masculine plural)
el zapato
the shoe
nuevo
new
Questions & Answers about Los zapatos nuevos son negros.
Why is it zapatos nuevos and not nuevos zapatos?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like nuevos (new) usually come after the noun they describe. So instead of saying "new shoes", you say the equivalent of "shoes new" (zapatos nuevos).
Why do nuevos and negros both end in -os?
Adjectives in Spanish have to match the noun they describe in both gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Since zapatos (shoes) is a masculine plural noun, the adjectives nuevo and negro must change to their masculine plural forms: nuevos and negros.
Does negros still have to match zapatos even though it is separated by the verb?
Why do we use son instead of están here?