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Es una palabra nueva.

Es una palabra nueva.
It is a new word.
From Lesson 29:Stem-changing verbs: e to ie·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Es una palabra nueva.

Where is the word for "it" in this sentence?
In Spanish, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb form already tells us who or what we are talking about. Es comes from the verb ser (to be) and can mean "he is", "she is", or "it is". We just say es instead of directly translating "it".
Why is the order palabra nueva instead of nueva palabra?
In English, we put the describing word (adjective) before the thing it describes, like "new word". In Spanish, it is usually the exact opposite. The adjective nueva (new) comes immediately after the noun palabra (word).
Why does nueva end in an "-a"?
Descriptive words in Spanish have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Palabra is a feminine noun (which we can tell by the feminine article una), so we must use the feminine form of the adjective: nueva instead of the masculine nuevo.

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