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Mi hermano es alto y guapo.

Mi hermano es alto y guapo.
My brother is tall and handsome.
From Lesson 78:Adjective intensification (-ísimo)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Mi hermano es alto y guapo.

How would I use the -ísimo ending from this lesson to say my brother is extremely tall and handsome?
To make these adjectives more intense, you drop their final -o and add the suffix -ísimo. The sentence would become: Mi hermano es altísimo y guapísimo.
Why do we use es instead of está for this description?
In Spanish, we use the verb ser (here, as es) for permanent traits, physical descriptions, and defining characteristics. Since being tall and handsome are treated as core traits of a person rather than temporary states, es is the correct choice.
If I were talking about my sister instead of my brother, how would the adjectives change?
Adjectives in Spanish must match the gender of the person they describe. If you were talking about your sister (hermana), you would change the masculine -o endings to feminine -a endings to match: Mi hermana es alta y guapa.

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