Breakdown of Su nuevo atuendo para la piscina es de lo más estrafalario.
ser
to be
de
from / of
nuevo
new
su
his/her/its/their/your (formal)
la piscina
pool
para
for
más
more
la
the (feminine)
lo
the ... thing (neuter article)
el atuendo
attire
estrafalario
eccentric
Questions & Answers about Su nuevo atuendo para la piscina es de lo más estrafalario.
Why do we use the masculine singular form estrafalario after de lo más?
It is actually agreeing with the noun atuendo, which is masculine and singular. A common trap for learners is thinking that the neuter article lo makes the adjective invariable. However, when you use de lo más to mean 'incredibly' or 'extremely', the adjective must always match the gender and number of the subject. If the subject were feminine plural, like gafas (glasses), you would say de lo más estrafalarias.
Does de lo más mean exactly the same thing as muy?
Why is the adjective nuevo placed before the noun atuendo instead of after it?
Placing adjectives before the noun in Spanish often gives them a subjective meaning or highlights a change. Here, nuevo atuendo means it is a new look or newly acquired outfit for this specific person, even if the clothes themselves are vintage. If it were atuendo nuevo, it would emphasize the objective physical fact that the clothes are brand-new and never worn before.
The English translation says 'Their new attire', but isn't su singular?
The possessive adjective su only has to match the thing being owned in number and gender, not the owner. Since atuendo is singular, we use su rather than sus, regardless of how many people own it. Additionally, su can mean 'his', 'her', 'your' (formal), or 'their'. The translation uses 'Their' based on assumed context, but grammatically it could easily refer to just one person's outfit.
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