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La leche está agria hoy.

La leche está agria hoy.
The milk is sour today.
From Lesson 35:Conjunctions (y, o, pero)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about La leche está agria hoy.

Why do we use está instead of es for "is"?
We use está (from the verb estar) because we are talking about a temporary condition. The milk has gone bad, which is a state it's currently in. The word hoy (today) is a great clue that this is a temporary situation!
How do I know the gender of leche since it ends in "-e"?
Nouns that end in "-e" can be either masculine or feminine in Spanish, so you just have to learn them as you go. Here, the word la shows us that leche is a feminine noun.
Why does the adjective end in "-a" (agria)?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because la leche is feminine, the base masculine adjective agrio changes its ending to match, becoming agria.
Do I pronounce the "h" in hoy?
No, the letter "h" is always silent in Spanish. You pronounce hoy exactly like the English expression "oy".

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