Learn Spanish (Spain): La montaña no solo tiene un bosque precioso, sino también una cascada espectacular. - The mountain not only has a beautiful forest, but also a spectacular waterfall.

Word

La montaña no solo tiene un bosque precioso, sino también una cascada espectacular.

Meaning

The mountain not only has a beautiful forest, but also a spectacular waterfall.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Correlative addition (no solo… sino también)

Breakdown of La montaña no solo tiene un bosque precioso, sino también una cascada espectacular.

Questions & Answers about La montaña no solo tiene un bosque precioso, sino también una cascada espectacular.

Why do we use sino también here instead of sino que también?

We use sino también because it is immediately followed by a noun phrase (una cascada espectacular), not a conjugated verb. If the second part of the sentence introduced a new verb, you would need to add que, for example: ...sino que también tiene una cascada (but also has a waterfall).

Could we put the verb before no solo, like tiene no solo?

Yes, saying La montaña tiene no solo un bosque... is grammatically correct. However, placing no solo before the verb is very common because it alerts the listener early on that you are making an emphasized list (not only X, but also Y).

Does precioso mean 'precious' like a rare jewel?

It can, but in everyday Spanish, precioso is a very common way to say 'beautiful', 'gorgeous', or 'lovely'. So un bosque precioso simply means 'a beautiful forest'.

Why doesn't the adjective espectacular change to end in '-a' to match the feminine noun una cascada?

Most adjectives that end in a consonant (like '-r' or '-l') have the same form for both masculine and feminine nouns. So you would say un bosque espectacular (masculine) as well as una cascada espectacular (feminine).