el cuaderno es verde
the notebook is green
Common trap for English speakers Colour is an inherent trait, so it takes ser: es verde, not está verde.
In the story
El cuaderno es verde.
Lucía
For describing inherent color, use ser. “El cuaderno es verde.” Hear the d in ver-de, soft. “El” for a masculine noun. Color “verde” doesn’t change for gender, but some colors do. Common slip: using estar for basic color — stick with ser…
Lucía
el… cuader-no… es… ver-de. Now together: el cuaderno es verde.
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Level pre-A1 · Lesson 10