Questions & Answers about El doctor es joven y feliz.
Do the words joven and feliz change if the doctor is female?
Is there a feminine word for el doctor?
Yes, the feminine form is la doctora. Because joven and feliz are gender-neutral, the sentence for a female doctor is simply: La doctora es joven y feliz.
How would I make joven and feliz plural if there are multiple doctors?
To make an adjective ending in a consonant plural, you add -es. So, joven becomes jóvenes (the accent mark gets added to keep the stress on the same syllable). For words ending in z like feliz, the z changes to a c before adding -es, making it felices. The full plural sentence is: Los doctores son jóvenes y felices.
I learned that feelings use estar. Why does this sentence use es (from ser) with feliz?
You are right that temporary feelings usually use estar (for example, El doctor está feliz hoy means he is feeling happy today). However, using es describes a permanent characteristic. Here, it means the doctor has a naturally happy and cheerful personality overall.
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