Breakdown of El nuevo ejemplar ya está impreso con una portada preciosa.
con
with / just by (+ -ing)
nuevo
new / another, different (before the noun)
un
a, an, some
estar
to be (location/state)
Questions & Answers about El nuevo ejemplar ya está impreso con una portada preciosa.
Why do we use impreso here instead of imprimido?
Imprimir (to print) is a special verb that has two past participles: the regular imprimido and the irregular impreso. As an adjective describing a state after estar, the irregular form impreso is strongly preferred, as seen in this sentence. The regular form imprimido is mainly used in perfect tenses with haber (like ha imprimido for he has printed), though impreso is actually very common there too!
Why do we use está instead of es with impreso?
We use estar with a past participle to describe the result of an action. The printing is finished, so the book is now in a printed state. If we used es impreso, it would be the passive voice focusing on the action itself, meaning it is currently being printed.
Does placing nuevo before ejemplar change its meaning?
Placing adjectives before the noun often gives them a more subjective or relative meaning. El nuevo ejemplar emphasizes that it is the latest or newly released issue. El ejemplar nuevo would emphasize that the physical object is brand new and not second-hand. Here, it implies the newest edition of a publication.
Can I use copia instead of ejemplar for the word copy?