Describe a broken object in Spanish.

The idea

Use estar with roto, rota, rotos or rotas to describe its condition. Match the adjective to the noun.

Examples

  • El teléfono de Ana está roto.Ana’s phone is broken.
  • La ventana de la cocina está rota.The kitchen window is broken.
  • Los juguetes están rotos y necesitamos repararlos.The toys are broken and we need to repair them.
  • Las sillas del café están rotas.The café chairs are broken.
  • Mi hermano lleva un paraguas roto.My brother carries a broken umbrella.
  • Marta no puede abrir la puerta porque la llave está rota.Marta cannot open the door because the key is broken.

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Watch out

Do not use roto for every object: a feminine singular noun takes rota.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: El reloj está ___. (roto / rota)

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    roto

    roto matches the singular masculine clock.

  2. Choose the correct form: Las tazas están ___. (rotos / rotas)

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    rotas

    rotas matches the feminine plural cups.

  3. Choose the correct form: Mis zapatos están ___. (roto / rotos)

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    rotos

    rotos matches the masculine plural shoes.

  4. Choose the correct form: La bicicleta ___ rota. (está / están)

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    está

    está agrees with the singular bicycle.

Use it today

Write an original sentence about a broken object.