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Ella es la niña y es inteligente.

Ella es la niña y es inteligente.
She is the girl and she is intelligent.
From Lesson 1:Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Ella es la niña y es inteligente.

Why isn't there an "ella" before the second "es"?
In Spanish, you don't need to repeat the subject pronoun (like ella) if it is already clear who you are talking about. Since the sentence starts with Ella es, the second es obviously still refers to her.
Does the word "inteligente" need to change to "inteligenta" because it describes a girl?
No, it stays exactly the same! Adjectives that end in -o usually change to -a for feminine words. However, adjectives that end in -e, like inteligente, are used for both masculine and feminine subjects without changing.
Why does the sentence use "la" instead of "el" for "the"?
In Spanish, all nouns have a gender. La is the word for "the" used with feminine nouns, which often end in -a like niña (girl). El is used with masculine nouns, like niño (boy).
Why do we use the verb "es" twice? Couldn't we just say "Ella es la niña y inteligente"?
While English sometimes lets you skip repeating the verb (as in "She is the girl, and intelligent"), Spanish usually prefers to repeat the verb es (is) after the word y (and) to clearly connect the two parts of the sentence.

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