Breakdown of Ella es inglesa y habla inglés.
ser
to be
y
and
ella
she / her (after a preposition)
inglés
English
Questions & Answers about Ella es inglesa y habla inglés.
Why aren't inglesa and inglés capitalized like they are in English?
Why is there an 'a' at the end of inglesa but not inglés?
The word inglesa describes the woman (ella), so it must be in its feminine form. The masculine form is inglés. On the other hand, the language she speaks, inglés, is always a masculine noun, so it stays exactly like that regardless of who is speaking it.
Why do we use es instead of está for "is"?
Why does the word inglés have an accent mark, but inglesa doesn't?
The accent mark tells you to stress the last syllable in inglés. When we add the 'a' to make it inglesa, the spoken stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable. This follows normal Spanish pronunciation rules, so the written accent mark is no longer needed.