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Nosotras estamos en el restaurante grande.

Nosotras estamos en el restaurante grande.
We are in the big restaurant.
From Lesson 12:State and location (estar)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Nosotras estamos en el restaurante grande.

Why does the sentence use Nosotras instead of Nosotros?
Nosotras is the feminine form of the pronoun meaning "we". It is used when a group of women or girls is speaking. If the group included any men, or if it was a mixed group, you would use the masculine form nosotros.
Why do we use estamos here instead of somos for "we are"?
We use estamos (from the verb estar) because the sentence is talking about a physical location. In Spanish, you always use estar to say where someone or something is currently located, whereas you use ser for permanent traits and identity.
Does en mean "in" or "at" here?
It can be both! The Spanish word en is very versatile and can mean "in", "on", or "at" depending on the context. Here, en el restaurante can easily translate to either "in the restaurant" or "at the restaurant".
Why is the order restaurante grande instead of grande restaurante?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come right after the noun they are describing. So, instead of saying "big restaurant" like we do in English, you say "restaurant big" (restaurante grande).
Restaurante is a masculine noun, so why doesn't grande end in an "o"?
Adjectives that end in -e, like grande, are gender-neutral. You use the exact same word for both masculine and feminine nouns. If you were talking about a feminine noun like a house, it would still be la casa grande.

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