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La nacionalidad no es importante.

La nacionalidad no es importante.
Nationality is not important.
From Lesson 26:Nationalities·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of La nacionalidad no es importante.

ser
to be
no
no, not
importante
important
la nacionalidad
the nationality

Questions & Answers about La nacionalidad no es importante.

Why is there a la before nacionalidad when the English translation just says 'Nationality'?
In Spanish, when you are talking about a general concept or a broad category like 'nationality', 'love', or 'life', you must include the definite article (el, la, los, or las). English drops the word 'the' in these cases, but Spanish requires it.
How do we know that nacionalidad is feminine (la nacionalidad)?
A very helpful rule in Spanish is that almost all nouns ending in -dad are feminine. This ending is the Spanish equivalent of the English ending '-ty' (like in city, university, or nationality). Because it is feminine, it uses la instead of el.
Since nacionalidad is feminine, why doesn't the adjective change to importanta?
Adjectives that end in -o change to -a to describe feminine words. However, adjectives that end in -e, like importante, are neutral. They stay the exact same whether they are describing a masculine or a feminine noun.
Why do we use es instead of está for 'is' in this sentence?
We use es (from the verb ser) because we are talking about a fundamental characteristic or a fact. The other verb for 'to be', estar (where está comes from), is mostly used for temporary conditions, feelings, or physical locations.

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