Learn Spanish (Latin America): Todo es complicado.

Todo es complicado.

Everything is complicated.

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Questions & Answers about Todo es complicado.

How would I say "Everything is VERY complicated" using the rules from this lesson?

You would say Todo es muy complicado. Because complicado is an adjective (a descriptive word), you must use muy (very) to make it stronger. You cannot use mucho here, because mucho is used with nouns (things) or verbs (actions), not adjectives.

Why use es instead of está?

We use es (from the verb ser) here because we are stating a general, permanent fact about "everything". However, if you wanted to say that things are complicated right now (a temporary situation), you could say Todo está complicado. Both are perfectly correct but give a slightly different feeling!

Why is it Todo and not Todos?

As a single word, Todo means "Everything". We treat "everything" as a single, masculine concept, which is why we use the singular verb es. If you wanted to say "Everyone" or "All of them", you would use the plural word Todos.

If I am a woman speaking, do I change the last word to complicada?

No! The adjective complicado is describing the word todo (everything), not the person who is speaking. Since todo is treated as a masculine, singular word, the adjective describing it must stay masculine and singular.