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La niña es rubia y muy guapa.

La niña es rubia y muy guapa.
The girl is blond and very pretty.
From Lesson 21:Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of La niña es rubia y muy guapa.

ser
to be
y
and
la niña
the girl
muy
very
rubio
blond
guapo
good-looking

Questions & Answers about La niña es rubia y muy guapa.

Why do we use es here instead of está?
The verb ser (used here as es) is used for defining characteristics, like a person's physical appearance or natural hair color. The other verb for to be, estar, is used for temporary states, feelings, or locations.
Why do rubia and guapa end with the letter a?
In Spanish, describing words (adjectives) must match the noun they describe. Because la niña is a feminine and singular noun, the base masculine words rubio and guapo change to end in a, becoming rubia and guapa.
Why doesn't muy change to muya to match the girl?
The word muy (very) never changes its ending. It is an adverb, which is a word used here to make the adjectives stronger. Unlike adjectives, adverbs do not have gender or number, so muy always stays exactly the same.

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