Breakdown of El fin de semana en el palacio fue agotador pero precioso.
ser
to be
pero
but
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
el fin de semana
the weekend
Questions & Answers about El fin de semana en el palacio fue agotador pero precioso.
Is the word fue here from the verb ser (to be) or ir (to go)?
Why do we use fue (from ser) instead of estuvo (from estar) for 'was'?
Even though a weekend feels temporary, we use ser to sum up how an event or a block of time was overall. When you are describing the essential qualities of an event (like being exhausting or gorgeous), you always use the past tense of ser.
The word semana is feminine (la semana). Why does this sentence start with El?
The article El belongs to fin (end), which is a masculine noun. The phrase literally translates to 'The end of week', so the main noun determining the gender for the whole phrase is the masculine word fin.
Do the adjectives agotador and precioso change if I am describing something feminine?