Ask for a glass of water and describe its temperature or cleanliness.

The idea

Agua is feminine. Immediately before its stressed initial a, the singular definite article takes the form el: el agua fría. Other determiners remain feminine, as in esta agua.

Examples

  • El agua está fría.The water is cold.
  • Quiero un vaso de agua.I want a glass of water.
  • Esta agua está limpia.This water is clean.
  • La botella tiene agua.The bottle contains water.
  • Las aguas del río están tranquilas.The waters of the river are calm.
  • Necesitamos agua para cocinar.We need water for cooking.

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Watch out

Do not infer masculine gender from el agua: adjectives stay feminine and the plural article is las, as in las aguas.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the feminine adjective: El agua está ___. (fría / frío)

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    fría

    Fría agrees with the feminine noun even after el.

  2. Choose the feminine demonstrative: ___ agua está limpia. (Esta / Este)

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    Esta

    Esta is feminine; the demonstrative does not become este.

  3. Choose the feminine plural article: ___ aguas del río están tranquilas. (Las / Los)

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    Las

    Las is the feminine plural article before aguas.

Use it today

Ask for water and describe the clean water in a bottle using a feminine adjective.