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El ascensor es nuevo y rápido.

El ascensor es nuevo y rápido.
The lift is new and fast.
From Lesson 20:My building (la escalera, el ascensor)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El ascensor es nuevo y rápido.

Why do we use es instead of está in this sentence?
In Spanish, we use es (from the verb ser) to talk about permanent or defining characteristics. Being new and fast are built-in qualities of this lift, so we use ser instead of estar (which is used for temporary states or locations).
Why do both nuevo and rápido end in -o?
Adjectives in Spanish have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because el ascensor is a masculine noun, both adjectives take the masculine ending -o.
Why does the word rápido have an accent mark on the a?
The accent mark tells you where to put the verbal stress when pronouncing the word. Spanish pronunciation rules dictate that words ending in a vowel naturally stress the second-to-last syllable. To break this rule and stress the first syllable instead (RA-pi-do), we must draw a written accent mark.

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