Questions & Answers about El básquetbol es mi deporte favorito.
Why do we say El básquetbol instead of just Básquetbol?
In Spanish, when you talk about a sport, a concept, or a language in a general way as the subject of a sentence, you almost always need to include the definite article (el, la, los, or las). Because básquetbol is a masculine noun, we use el.
Why is the word order deporte favorito?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like favorito usually come right after the noun they are describing. In English, we say 'favorite sport', but in Spanish, the order is literally 'sport favorite'.
If a woman is speaking, does she say favorita?