La cueva es/esta oscuro?

Question

Would you use ser or estar to describe a cave's darkness?

Thanks.

Answer 1

HI bng, welcome to the forum

well, this is on one of the few cases where you can say both

está oscura: Normally the cave has some light, but not today

es oscura: it is always pitch dark

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Answer 2

Voy a tener que decir ... La cueva esta oscura.

Aunque sea una descripcion, lo que me viene a la mente es esta, en vez de es.

Espero que esto le haya ayudado

Answer 3

It depends. Are we saying it's always dark, or that it's especially dark at the moment?

Answer 4

I know the grammar says that it could be 'es' but is anyone used to hearing it put that way ... la cueva es oscura?

No me suena natural