Breakdown of Esta cámara no es tan ligera como la nuestra.
ser
to be
no
no, not
nuestro
our
esta
this (feminine)
la cámara
the camera
tan
as / so
como
as / like (such as, similar to)
la
the (feminine)
ligero
light (weight)
Questions & Answers about Esta cámara no es tan ligera como la nuestra.
How do we form the 'as light as' comparison in this sentence?
Why is the adjective ligera ending in '-a' instead of '-o'?
Ligera (lightweight) describes the noun cámara (camera). Because cámara is a feminine noun, the adjective must change its ending to match, becoming the feminine form ligera.
Why do we need the word la before nuestra?
La nuestra means 'ours'. When you use a possessive word as a pronoun to replace a noun entirely (saying 'ours' instead of 'our camera'), Spanish requires you to include the definite article (el, la, los, or las) right before it. We use la to match the feminine, singular noun it replaces (la cámara).
Wait, doesn't esta mean 'is'?
It is a very common mix-up! Esta (without an accent mark) means 'this', as in Esta cámara (This camera). Está (with an accent mark) is a verb meaning 'is'. Notice that the 'is' in this sentence is actually es, which we use instead of está because a camera's built-in weight is treated as a permanent characteristic.
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