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El parque y el banco están aquí.

El parque y el banco están aquí.
The park and the bank are here.
From Lesson 12:State and location (estar)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El parque y el banco están aquí.

Why do we use están instead of son in this sentence?
In Spanish, the verb estar is used to talk about the physical location of people, places, or things. Even though a park and a bank don't move around, location always uses estar, never ser. Because we are talking about two things (the park and the bank = they), we use the plural form están.
Do I really need to say el twice? Can I just say 'El parque y banco'?
Yes, you usually need to repeat it. Unlike in English where you can say 'the park and bank', Spanish strongly prefers to give every noun its own article. So you say el parque y el banco.
Could banco mean a park bench here?
Absolutely! The word banco means both a financial bank and a seating bench. Since it is paired with el parque (the park) in this sentence, it could easily mean 'The park and the bench are here,' depending on what the speakers are looking for.
Why do the words están and aquí have accent marks?
Accent marks show you which syllable to stress with your voice when speaking. For están, you emphasize the last syllable (es-TAN). For aquí, you also emphasize the last syllable (a-KEE).

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