Breakdown of El mago tiene un truco de magia incomodísimo.
de
from / of
tener
to have
un
a, an (masculine)
el mago
the magician
Questions & Answers about El mago tiene un truco de magia incomodísimo.
How do you form a word like incomodísimo from incómodo?
To say something is "extremely" or "really" something, you can add the suffix -ísimo to an adjective. For words ending in a vowel like incómodo (uncomfortable), you drop the final vowel and add -ísimo to make incomodísimo. Notice that the original accent mark on incómodo is dropped, and a new one is always added to the í in the -ísimo ending.
Why is "magic trick" translated as truco de magia instead of just placing the words next to each other?
In English, nouns often act like adjectives by sitting right next to another noun (like "magic" in "magic trick"). Spanish doesn't stack nouns this way. Instead, you link them with de (of). So, a "magic trick" literally translates to a "trick of magic" (truco de magia).
Why does the adjective incomodísimo go at the very end, after de magia?
In Spanish, adjectives usually go after the noun they describe. Here, incomodísimo describes the truco (trick). Because truco de magia works together as a single compound noun phrase, the describing adjective comes right after the whole phrase, rather than breaking it apart.