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La noche es muy bonita.

La noche es muy bonita.
The night is very beautiful.
From Lesson 31:Stem-changing verbs: o to ue·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of La noche es muy bonita.

ser
to be
bonito
pretty
muy
very
la noche
the night

Questions & Answers about La noche es muy bonita.

Why is it La noche and not El noche since it doesn't end in -a?
While many feminine nouns end in -a and masculine nouns in -o, nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine. The word noche is feminine, so it uses the feminine word for the, which is la. You just have to memorize the gender for words ending in -e.
Why do we use es instead of está to describe the night?
We use the verb ser (which becomes es here) to describe qualities or characteristics. By saying la noche es muy bonita, you are describing the fundamental characteristic of this night.
Why does bonita end in an -a here?
Adjectives in Spanish must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because la noche is a feminine and singular noun, the base adjective bonito changes to its feminine singular form, bonita.
Could I use mucha instead of muy since the noun is feminine?
No, because muy means very and is used to intensify adjectives like bonita. The word muy never changes its form to match gender or number. On the other hand, mucha means a lot of and is used directly with feminine nouns.

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