Learn Spanish (Spain): La avenida es nueva.

La avenida es nueva.

The avenue is new.

Breakdown of La avenida es nueva.

ser

to be

nuevo

new / another, different (before the noun)

la avenida

the avenue

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Questions & Answers about La avenida es nueva.

Why do we use es here instead of está?

In Spanish, there are two verbs for "to be": ser and estar. We use es (from the verb ser) because being new is considered a basic characteristic or description of the avenue, rather than a temporary state or a location.

Why is the word for new spelled as nueva instead of nuevo?

Spanish adjectives have to match the noun they describe in both gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Since avenida is a feminine singular noun, the adjective nuevo changes its ending to match, becoming nueva.

How can I easily tell that avenida is a feminine noun?

The best clue is that it ends in the letter "a", which is the most common ending for feminine nouns in Spanish. You can also see it paired with La, which is the feminine singular word for "the".