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La ventana grande está allí.

La ventana grande está allí.
The large window is there.
From Lesson 11:Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about La ventana grande está allí.

Why do we use allí for "there" in this sentence?
Allí means "there" when referring to a place that is far away from both the speaker and the listener. If the window were closer to the person you are talking to, you would use ahí instead. And if it were right next to you, you would use aquí (here).
Why does grande come after ventana instead of before it?
In Spanish, describing words (adjectives) usually come after the noun they describe. So instead of saying "the large window" like we do in English, you say "the window large" (la ventana grande).
Since ventana is a feminine word, why isn't it granda?
Adjectives that end in -e in Spanish are neutral, meaning they stay exactly the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. Because of this, it is la ventana grande (feminine) just like it would be el coche grande (masculine).
Why is the verb está used here instead of es?
Even though both mean "is", Spanish uses the verb estar (which gives us está) to talk about physical locations. Because this sentence is telling us where the window is located (allí), we must use está.

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