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¿Dónde está la calle nueva?

¿Dónde está la calle nueva?
Where is the new street?
From Lesson 15:Hay vs. estar·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of ¿Dónde está la calle nueva?

nuevo
new
estar
to be (location/state)
dónde
where
la calle
the street

Questions & Answers about ¿Dónde está la calle nueva?

Why do we use está here instead of hay?
We use está (from the verb estar) to talk about the location of a specific thing. Because we are asking about 'the' new street (la calle nueva), we must use está. If we wanted to ask about an unspecific thing, like 'Is there a new street?', we would use hay (¿Hay una calle nueva?).
Why is it calle nueva and not nueva calle?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come after the thing they describe. So 'the new street' becomes la calle nueva. Also notice that nueva ends in -a to match the feminine word calle.
Wait, calle is feminine? It ends in an 'e'!
Yes, calle is a feminine word, which is why we use la and nueva with it. Words ending in -e can be tricky because they do not follow the typical -o (masculine) or -a (feminine) patterns. It is always best to memorize them with their matching word for 'the': la calle.
Does the accent mark on está matter?
Yes, it is very important! Está (with the accent) means 'is' or 'are' when talking about location or feelings. Without the accent, esta means 'this' (like in esta calle, meaning 'this street'). The accent mark changes where you put the stress when speaking, and it changes the entire meaning of the word.

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