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La ruleta es divertidísima.

La ruleta es divertidísima.
Roulette is very fun.
From Lesson 257:Concessive clauses (aunque)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of La ruleta es divertidísima.

ser
to be
divertido
fun
la ruleta
the roulette

Questions & Answers about La ruleta es divertidísima.

Why is it divertidísima instead of just muy divertida?
Adding -ísimo or -ísima to an adjective is a common way in Spanish to say very, super, or extremely. You take the adjective (divertida), drop the final vowel, and add the ending. It means the same as muy divertida but sounds emphatic and very natural in everyday speech.
Why does divertidísima have an accent mark on the í?
All adjectives that end in -ísimo or -ísima have their spoken stress on that í. Because of Spanish pronunciation rules, any word with the spoken emphasis on the third-to-last syllable must have a written accent mark to show you exactly where to stress it.
Why do we use es here instead of está? Isn't fun a feeling?
We use es (from the verb ser) because being fun or entertaining is an inherent characteristic of the game itself. If you were talking about a person being temporarily amused at a specific moment, you would use estar, but the game itself is fundamentally a fun thing.
Why is there a La before ruleta when the English translation is just Roulette?
In Spanish, when you talk about games, sports, or general concepts as the subject of a sentence, you need to use the definite article (el, la, los, las). English drops the article for general statements like Roulette is fun, but Spanish requires it.

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