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El baño está totalmente limpio.

El baño está totalmente limpio.
The bathroom is totally clean.
From Lesson 74:Adverb formation (-mente)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El baño está totalmente limpio.

How is the adverb totalmente formed from an adjective?
To make an adverb, you usually add -mente to the feminine form of an adjective. The adjective here is total. Because total ends in a consonant rather than an -o or -a, it has the exact same form for both masculine and feminine. You simply take total and add -mente directly to get totalmente (totally).
Why is totalmente placed right before limpio?
When an adverb like totalmente is used to describe or intensify an adjective like limpio, it is placed directly before that adjective.
Does totalmente need to match el baño in gender, just like limpio does?
No, adverbs are invariable. Adverbs like totalmente describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, and they never change their ending for gender or number. Only adjectives like limpio (clean) change to match the noun they describe, which is why it ends in -o to match the masculine noun el baño.
Why do we use está instead of es for 'is' in this sentence?
We use está (from the verb estar) because being clean is a temporary state or condition. If you used es (from ser), it would sound strange, as it implies the bathroom is fundamentally made of cleanliness rather than just currently having a clean surface.

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