Learn Spanish (Spain): Yo soy inteligente.

Yo soy inteligente.

I am intelligent.

Breakdown of Yo soy inteligente.

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Questions & Answers about Yo soy inteligente.

Why doesn't inteligente end in -o or -a depending on if the speaker is a man or a woman?

Because it ends in -e. Unlike words that change their ending to -o for masculine and -a for feminine, adjectives that end in -e are neutral. They stay exactly the same whether a man or a woman is speaking.

Can I just say "Soy inteligente" without the word yo?

Yes, absolutely! Because the verb soy (am) only ever goes with yo (I), the word yo is mostly optional in Spanish. Native speakers often drop it unless they want to add emphasis, like saying "I am intelligent (even if someone else isn't)."

The word order here matches English perfectly. Is that normal for Spanish?

For basic descriptive statements like this, yes! The pattern is Subject (yo) + Verb (soy) + Description (inteligente). You can rely on this familiar order when making simple statements about yourself or others.