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Esta aula está muy fría por la mañana.

Esta aula está muy fría por la mañana.
This classroom is very cold in the morning.
From Lesson 196:School in Spain (el bachillerato, el recreo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Esta aula está muy fría por la mañana.

Why do we use Esta aula when we normally say el aula?
The word aula (classroom) is actually feminine. It takes the masculine article el (el aula) only because it starts with a stressed A-sound, which avoids the awkward sound of la aula. However, this rule only applies to the articles el and un. For demonstrative words like this or that, we stick to the feminine form: esta aula.
Why is the adjective fría used instead of frío?
Because aula is a feminine noun, any adjectives that describe it must also be feminine. That is why we use fría to match the feminine gender of the room, even though you are used to seeing it with the masculine article el.
Why use está instead of hace for cold? Don't we say hace frío?
You use hacer for general weather, like hace frío (it is cold outside). However, when you describe the temperature of a specific physical thing, like a room, a drink, or a meal, you use estar with an adjective. Here, the classroom itself feels cold, so we use está fría.
Why does the sentence use por la mañana instead of en la mañana?
In Spain, the preposition por is the standard way to talk about a general part of the day, such as por la mañana (in the morning) or por la tarde (in the afternoon). You generally only use de if you are giving a specific time, like a las nueve de la mañana (at nine in the morning).

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