Breakdown of El esposo de la hermana lee un libro largo.
de
from / of
la hermana
the sister
leer
to read
el libro
the book
Questions & Answers about El esposo de la hermana lee un libro largo.
How does "the sister's husband" turn into el esposo de la hermana?
Wait, doesn't largo mean "large"?
No, it's a very common "false friend"! Largo actually means "long". If you want to say "large" or "big", you would use the word grande. So un libro largo is a long book, not necessarily a physically large one.
Why is it un libro largo instead of un largo libro?
In English, describing words (adjectives) go before the noun. In Spanish, they almost always go after the noun they describe. You are literally saying "a book long".