Breakdown of La farmacia está a la derecha de la iglesia.
de
of
estar
to be (location/state)
a
to
la farmacia
the pharmacy
la iglesia
the church
la derecha
the right (side)
Questions & Answers about La farmacia está a la derecha de la iglesia.
Why do we use está here instead of es?
Why does está have an accent mark on the last letter?
How does the phrase a la derecha de work?
It translates literally to "at the right of". In Spanish, directions like right (derecha) and left (izquierda) act like nouns, so they need the word la (the) in front of them. You then link the direction to the landmark using de (of).
What would happen to de la if the second building was masculine, like el supermercado?
If you wanted to say "to the right of the supermarket", the words de (of) and el (the) would squeeze together to form the single word del (making it a la derecha del supermercado). Because iglesia (church) is a feminine word that uses la, the words de and la remain separate here.
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