Learn Spanish (Latin America): Busco una esencia que sea pura y suave. - I am looking for an essence that is pure and soft.

Busco una esencia que sea pura y suave.

I am looking for an essence that is pure and soft.

Breakdown of Busco una esencia que sea pura y suave.

Questions & Answers about Busco una esencia que sea pura y suave.

Why is sea used here instead of es?

The word sea is the present subjunctive form of ser. We use the subjunctive here because the speaker is looking for an essence that fits this description, but they do not have a specific one in mind yet—and they aren't even sure if it exists. If they were looking for a specific essence they already knew existed, they would use the indicative es.

Why isn't there a word for "for" after Busco?

The verb buscar translates directly to "to look for" or "to search for." Because the "for" is already built into the meaning of the verb itself, you never need to add a preposition like por or para after it.

This lesson is about combining adverbs. Why doesn't the rule for combining words like lenta y cuidadosamente apply to pura y suave?

That special rule only applies to adverbs ending in -mente (the equivalent of English "-ly") which describe how an action is performed. In this sentence, pura and suave are adjectives describing a noun (una esencia), not a verb. Therefore, they just follow normal adjective rules and both stay in their standard feminine forms to match the noun.