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Las motos rápidas son caras.

Las motos rápidas son caras.
The fast motorcycles are expensive.
From Lesson 10:Adjective agreement·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Las motos rápidas son caras.

Why is it Las motos if motos ends in -o?
Moto is an exception to the normal rule where words ending in -o are masculine. It is actually short for motocicleta, which is a feminine word. Because it keeps its feminine gender, we must use the feminine plural word for the, which is las.
Why do we say rápidas and caras instead of rápidos and caros?
Both of these adjectives describe the motorcycles (las motos). Since motos is a feminine and plural noun, the adjectives must match it perfectly. To do this, we change their normal masculine -o endings to a feminine -a, and add an -s to make them plural.
Why does rápidas come after motos? In English we say fast motorcycles.
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like rápidas (fast) almost always come right after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying fast motorcycles, you literally put the description after the object.
Why do we use son here to say are?
Son comes from the verb ser, which we use to talk about permanent or general characteristics. Since being expensive (caras) is a built-in characteristic of these fast motorcycles, we use ser rather than estar, which is for temporary conditions or locations.

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