Learn Spanish (Latin America): Las estrellas brillan en el cielo oscuro.

Las estrellas brillan en el cielo oscuro.

The stars shine in the dark sky.

Breakdown of Las estrellas brillan en el cielo oscuro.

Questions & Answers about Las estrellas brillan en el cielo oscuro.

How would I change this sentence to say "Those stars (far away) shine..." using this lesson's grammar?

To say "those stars over there" (indicating a far distance), you would replace Las with Aquellas. The sentence becomes Aquellas estrellas brillan en el cielo oscuro. You must use Aquellas instead of Aquellos because the word estrellas is feminine and plural.

Why does oscuro come after cielo?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like oscuro (dark) almost always go after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying "dark sky" like in English, Spanish translates literally to "sky dark" (cielo oscuro).

What is the base verb for brillan, and is it regular?

The base form (infinitive) is brillar (to shine). It is a completely regular -ar verb. Since the subject is Las estrellas (which matches "they" or ellas), you drop the -ar ending and add -an to get brillan.

How is the double L (ll) in estrellas and brillan pronounced in Latin America?