¿Cuál es correcto? el agua está fría o el agua está frío.

Question

agua is a feminine word that uses el in the singular for better sound but is the adjective used masculine because of the ''el'' or feminine because of the ''agua'?

• Welcome to the forum. - Amor_y_paz Dec 24, 2010
• Added some tildes. - qfreed Dec 24, 2010

Answer 1

Agua is feminine, and the adjectives have to be feminine, so fría is correct. The only reason el is used is that feminine words that start with a stressed A use el in the singular, just to make the phrase easier to pronounce.

• thanks - rockyhaven Dec 24, 2010
• The definite article is usually a good indicator of the gender of the noun, but not always. The adjective must agree with the gender of the noun that it modifies, not with the definite article. - qfreed Dec 24, 2010

Answer 2

Agua is feminine, so use feminine adjectives. El agua is correct and so is las aquas. Im sure if you read the sample sentences in the dictionary you could find your answer. ¡Feliz Navidad!

• this actually doesnt answer the specific question,i did not see a specific dictionary example - rockyhaven Dec 24, 2010
• Yes, we use feminine adje tives, I entered agua in the dictioary and foud answers to this question as it has already been asked. - Amor_y_paz Dec 24, 2010