Learn Spanish (Latin America): Aunque la roca está resbalosa, ellos caminan rápido. - Although the rock is slippery, they walk fast.

Aunque la roca está resbalosa, ellos caminan rápido.

Although the rock is slippery, they walk fast.

Breakdown of Aunque la roca está resbalosa, ellos caminan rápido.

to be (location/state)

caminar

to walk

Questions & Answers about Aunque la roca está resbalosa, ellos caminan rápido.

Why do we use the normal present tense (está) after aunque here?

We use aunque with the indicative (the normal present tense, like está) to talk about a known, factual reality. The speaker knows for a fact that the rock is slippery right now.

Why does this sentence use está instead of es for 'is'?

We use está (from the verb estar) because being slippery is a physical condition or state of the rock right now, likely due to water or moss. If we used es, it would mean the rock is permanently slippery by its very nature.

Why use rápido instead of rápidamente for 'fast'?

While rápidamente (quickly) is perfectly correct, in everyday spoken Spanish it is very common to just use the basic masculine singular adjective (rápido) to describe how an action is done. You will also hear this with words like lento (slow) and duro (hard).

Why does resbalosa end in an -a?