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El taxi es muy caro.

El taxi es muy caro.
The taxi is very expensive.
From Lesson 70:Public Transport·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of El taxi es muy caro.

ser
to be
muy
very
caro
expensive
el taxi
the taxi

Questions & Answers about El taxi es muy caro.

Why is it el taxi and not la taxi since it doesn't end in -o?
While many masculine words end in -o and feminine words end in -a, there are exceptions. Taxi is a borrowed word, and most words ending in -i default to masculine in Spanish. Therefore, it takes the masculine word for 'the', which is el.
Why do we use es here instead of está?
We use es (from the verb ser) to describe fundamental characteristics or qualities of a person or thing. Being expensive is considered a general defining characteristic of a taxi here, rather than a temporary state, so we use ser instead of estar.
Could I say mucho caro instead of muy caro?
No, you must use muy. Muy means 'very' and is used right before adjectives like caro (expensive). Mucho means 'a lot' or 'much' and is used with nouns (like 'mucho dinero' for 'a lot of money') or after verbs.
If I were talking about a feminine noun, like a bicycle (la bicicleta), would caro change?
Yes! Adjectives must always match the gender of the noun they describe. Since el taxi is masculine, we use caro. If you were talking about a feminine noun like la bicicleta, you would change the ending to match: La bicicleta es muy cara.

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