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La televisión es grande.

La televisión es grande.
The television is big.
From Lesson 15:Hay vs. estar·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of La televisión es grande.

grande
big
la televisión
the television

Questions & Answers about La televisión es grande.

We are learning about hay and estar. Why do we use es here instead?
We use hay to say that something exists (like "there is a TV") and estar to say where it is located (like "the TV is in the living room"). But here, we are describing what the TV is like (its size). To describe basic traits and characteristics, we use the verb ser. Es is the "it is" form of ser.
Why is it la televisión? Is there a rule for words ending in "-sión"?
Yes! As a general rule, Spanish words that end in -ción or -sión (like la televisión or la canción) are feminine. That is why we use the feminine word for "the", which is la.
Why doesn't grande end in "-a" to match the feminine word televisión?
Adjectives that end in -e in Spanish are gender-neutral. They stay exactly the same whether they are describing a masculine or a feminine noun. So, it is el libro grande (the big book) and la televisión grande (the big television).
Does televisión refer to the physical TV set or the TV programming?
It frequently means both! While el televisor is a specific masculine word for the physical TV set, people use la televisión (or simply la tele) in everyday conversation to talk about the physical object too.

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