Questions & Answers about Me duele la espalda porque mi cama es vieja.
Why does it say Me duele la espalda instead of "Mi espalda duele"?
Why does the Spanish sentence use la espalda (the back) instead of mi espalda (my back)?
In Spanish, it is standard to use definite articles (el, la, los, las) with body parts instead of possessive words like mi. Because the sentence already uses me to show who is feeling the pain, adding mi isn't necessary and sounds unnatural in Spanish.
Why do we use es for vieja? Isn't being old a changing condition that should use estar?
Why does the sentence use vieja instead of viejo?