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La canción es muy bonita.

La canción es muy bonita.
The song is very pretty.
From Lesson 62:Free time (el concierto, el tenis)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of La canción es muy bonita.

ser
to be
bonito
pretty
muy
very
la canción
the song

Questions & Answers about La canción es muy bonita.

Why is it La canción? Doesn't canción end in a consonant?
While many words ending in consonants are masculine, almost all Spanish words that end in -ción (like canción, estación, or nación) are feminine. Because of this, it uses the feminine word for the, which is la.
Why do we use es here instead of está for is?
In Spanish, we use es (from the verb ser) to describe the permanent or basic qualities of a person or thing. Because being pretty is a defining characteristic of this song, rather than a temporary condition, we use es.
Could I say mucho bonita instead of muy bonita?
No, you must use muy. Use muy (very) before descriptive words like bonita (pretty). The word mucho (a lot or much) is only used with nouns, like mucho tiempo, or after verbs.
Why does the word for pretty end in an -a (bonita) instead of an -o (bonito)?
Descriptive words in Spanish have to match the gender of the thing they describe. Since canción (song) is a feminine word, the descriptive word must also take its feminine form, which is bonita.

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