Question 1

Why is it me parece instead of "yo parezco"?

Accepted Answer

The verb parecer (to seem) works a lot like the verb gustar (to like). Instead of saying "I seem," you are saying "It seems to me." The me means "to me," and parece is the "it" form of the verb.

Question 2

Where is the word for "it" in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, subject pronouns like "it" are almost always left out because the verb ending already tells you who or what is doing the action. Parece means "he/she/it seems," and here the context tells us it means "it seems."

Question 3

Why does genial come after idea instead of before it?

Accepted Answer

In English, we put the adjective before the noun ("great idea"). In Spanish, descriptive adjectives almost always come after the noun they describe, which is why it is una idea genial.

Question 4

Would genial change if the noun was masculine, like un plan?

Accepted Answer

No, it would stay exactly the same: un plan genial. Adjectives that end in a consonant, like the -l in genial, have the same form for both masculine and feminine nouns. They only change when you make them plural (by adding -es, like geniales).

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