Learn Spanish (Spain): El libro es aburrido.

El libro es aburrido.

The book is boring.

Breakdown of El libro es aburrido.

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Questions & Answers about El libro es aburrido.

Why do we use es instead of está here?

We use es (from the verb ser) because being boring is a characteristic of this specific book. If you used está (from the verb estar), it would mean the book is currently feeling bored, which doesn't make sense for an object!

I thought aburrido meant "bored". Does it mean both?

Yes! The meaning changes depending on the verb you use it with. Ser aburrido means "to be boring" (a characteristic). Estar aburrido means "to be bored" (a temporary state or feeling).

Would the word aburrido change if we were talking about a magazine instead of a book?

Yes. Libro is a masculine word, so the describing word ends in -o (aburrido). If you were talking about a magazine (una revista), which is feminine, it would change to match: La revista es aburrida.

Why doesn't El have an accent mark here?

In Spanish, el without an accent mark means "the" (as in el libro). If it has an accent mark (él), it means the pronoun "he".