Breakdown of Mi estación favorita es el verano.
ser
to be
mi
my
la estación
season
favorito
favorite
el verano
summer
Questions & Answers about Mi estación favorita es el verano.
Why do we use el before verano? In English, we just say "summer", not "the summer".
In Spanish, when you talk about seasons in a general sense, as a preference, or as the subject of a sentence, you usually need to include the definite article (el or la). So "summer" becomes el verano.
Wait, doesn't estación mean "station", like a train station?
How do I know that estación is a feminine word? It doesn't end in an "a".
A very helpful rule of thumb in Spanish is that almost all words ending in -ción are feminine. Because estación is feminine, the adjective describing it must also be feminine. That is why we use favorita instead of the masculine favorito.
Why is the word order estación favorita instead of favorita estación?
In Spanish, adjectives (describing words like favorita) usually come directly after the noun they describe (estación). So instead of saying "favorite season" like we do in English, the structure is literally "season favorite".
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