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Esta mermelada es muy dulce.

Esta mermelada es muy dulce.
This jam is very sweet.
From Lesson 78:Breakfast and snacks (la tostada, el cortado)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Esta mermelada es muy dulce.

Why do we use "es" instead of "está" to talk about flavor here?
We use es to describe a defining characteristic. Saying es dulce means this jam is inherently sweet by nature. If you used está dulce, it would mean it tastes unusually sweet right now.
Does "esta" need an accent mark over the last letter?
No. Here, esta is a demonstrative word meaning "this" and it describes the noun mermelada. You might be confusing it with the verb está (is), which always has an accent.
Why doesn't the adjective "dulce" change to "dulca" to match the feminine noun "mermelada"?
Adjectives that end in the letter -e, like dulce (sweet) or grande (big), are the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. You only need to add an -s if the noun is plural.
Can I say "mucho dulce" instead of "muy dulce"?
No, because dulce is an adjective. You must use muy (very) before adjectives and adverbs. Mucho is used with nouns (like mucha mermelada) or after verbs.

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