Questions & Answers about El aeropuerto está cerrado por la huelga.
Why do we use por here instead of para?
This sentence uses por to show the cause or reason for something. Here, it translates to 'because of' the strike. You wouldn't use para, because para is used to show a goal, purpose, or destination. Can I use porque instead of por to say 'because'?
Not exactly. You use por when it is followed right away by a noun, like por la huelga (because of the strike). You use porque when you follow it with a whole phrase that has a verb, like porque hay una huelga (because there is a strike). Why does this sentence use está instead of es?
We use está (from the verb estar) to talk about physical states and conditions. The airport being closed is its current status, not a permanent or essential characteristic of the building. Does cerrado change if we talk about a different place?
Yes! Cerrado works like an adjective here. Because el aeropuerto is a masculine, singular noun, cerrado ends in -o. If we were talking about a feminine noun like a train station (la estación), we would say La estación está cerrada. Learn El aeropuerto está cerrado por la huelga and more in Spanish
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