Breakdown of Tu piel absorbe esta crema rápido porque es muy absorbente.
ser
to be
rápido
fast
tu
your
muy
very
porque
because
esta
this (feminine)
la crema
cream
la piel
skin
absorber
to absorb
absorbente
absorbent
Questions & Answers about Tu piel absorbe esta crema rápido porque es muy absorbente.
How is the adjective absorbente formed from the verb absorber?
Since crema is feminine, why doesn't the adjective change to absorbenta?
Active participle adjectives ending in -ente, -iente, or -ante are almost always invariable for gender. This means they keep the exact same ending whether they describe a masculine noun or a feminine noun like crema. They only change for number (e.g., adding an -s for plurals).
Why does the sentence use rápido instead of the adverb rápidamente?
In everyday Spanish, it is very common to use the basic masculine singular form of certain adjectives as an adverb. Words like rápido (fast), lento (slow), and fuerte (strong/loud) are frequently used this way. Saying rápidamente is also perfectly correct, but rápido is highly natural in conversational Spanish.
Just to review, is the word piel masculine or feminine?
Piel is feminine (la piel). It is one of those tricky nouns that ends in a consonant but is feminine, similar to la sal (the salt) or la miel (the honey). Even though there are no gendered adjectives modifying it in this specific sentence, it's a great one to commit to memory!
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