Learn Spanish (Latin America): Ese mono es recurioso.

Ese mono es recurioso.

That monkey is super curious.

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Questions & Answers about Ese mono es recurioso.

Why does this sentence use recurioso instead of muy curioso?

In colloquial Latin American Spanish, adding the prefix re- to an adjective is a common, informal way to say very or super. While muy curioso is perfectly correct, recurioso sounds much more natural in casual everyday conversation.

Is re- always attached directly to the word like in recurioso?

Yes! When you use re- or súper- as an intensifying prefix, it attaches directly to the adjective to form a single word. You should not use a space or a hyphen.

Does the prefix re- mean again like it does in English?

It can when it is attached to verbs (like changing hacer to rehacer), but when attached to adjectives like curioso, it simply acts as an intensifier meaning extremely or super.

Why use es instead of está for a curious monkey?

We use es (from the verb ser) because being curious is being described as a general personality trait of this monkey. If you used está (from estar), it would mean the monkey is acting curiously about something right at this very moment.