Learn Spanish (Latin America): La casa está completamente limpia.

La casa está completamente limpia.

The house is completely clean.

Breakdown of La casa está completamente limpia.

la casa

the house

estar

to be (location/state)

Questions & Answers about La casa está completamente limpia.

How do we form the adverb completamente?

It comes from the adjective completo. To make it an adverb, we first change it to the feminine form completa, and then add the ending -mente. This is the Spanish equivalent of adding "-ly" in English!

Does the adverb completamente need to match the gender of casa?

No, adverbs never change their gender or number. Even though it is built using the feminine form completa, the final word completamente stays exactly the same no matter what noun is in the sentence.

Why is it limpia and not limpio?

limpia is an adjective describing La casa. Because casa is a feminine noun, the adjective must also be in its feminine form to match it.

Why does this sentence use está instead of es?

We use está (from the verb estar) because being clean is a temporary physical state or condition. If a house is clean right now, it can get dirty later. We use ser (es) for permanent characteristics, like if the house is big or made of brick.