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¡El cielo está muy azul hoy!

¡El cielo está muy azul hoy!
The sky is very blue today!
From Lesson 71:The Natural World·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¡El cielo está muy azul hoy!

Why does this sentence use está instead of es to say the sky "is" blue?
Usually, we use ser (like es) for permanent characteristics, such as saying el cielo es azul to mean the sky is blue in general. However, because we are talking about how the sky looks today (hoy), it is a temporary condition. Spanish uses estar (like está) to describe temporary states or how something looks right now.
Could I say mucho azul instead of muy azul?
No, you must use muy. In Spanish, muy means "very" and is always used before adjectives (describing words like azul). The word mucho means "much" or "a lot" and is used with nouns (like saying "a lot of clouds") or after verbs.
Does the word azul change if it describes a feminine word instead of the masculine word cielo?
No, it stays exactly the same. Colors that end in a consonant (like the l in azul) or an e (like verde) do not change between masculine and feminine. They only change if they become plural, where azul would become azules.
Why is there an upside-down exclamation mark at the beginning of the sentence?
In Spanish, sentences that are exclamations or questions always start with an inverted mark (¡ or ¿) and end with a regular one. This helps the reader know right away what tone to use when reading the sentence out loud!

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