Breakdown of Esta agua refresca mucho; es muy refrescante.
ser
to be
mucho
many / a lot
el agua
the water (f)
muy
very
esta
this (feminine)
refrescar
to refresh
refrescante
refreshing
Questions & Answers about Esta agua refresca mucho; es muy refrescante.
Why does the adjective refrescante end in -ante?
It comes from the verb refrescar (to refresh). To turn an -ar verb into an adjective that describes something actively doing the action, you remove -ar and add -ante. This makes it an active participle, translating perfectly to "refreshing" in this sentence.
Why is it Esta agua here, when we normally say el agua?
The word agua is always feminine. We say el agua merely to avoid clashing sounds because it starts with a stressed "a" syllable. However, demonstrative adjectives like esta or esa stay feminine. So, esta agua is the correct form!
Why do we use es instead of está with muy refrescante?
Being refreshing is seen as an inherent, defining quality of the water, so we use the verb ser (es). Adjectives formed from verbs with -ante, -ente, or -iente usually describe a permanent characteristic of what the noun does, making ser the natural choice.
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