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Phrase · 🍽️ Ordering food and drink

¡Está muy rico!

It's really good!

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Why every word is where it is

¡Está1verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.muy2adverbveryrico3adjectivetastymasc. · sing.!
  • Está → rico: estar + adjective
  • muy → rico: muy + adjective

Word for word: “It is very rich!”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    estar rico = to taste good. With ser it means rich: es rico. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →
  2. 2
    Before an adjective, "very" is muy. Quantifiers: muy, mucho, poco, bastante, demasiado →
  3. 3
    rico agrees with the food: la sopa está rica. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →

Variations

  • ¡Qué rico!
  • ¡La sopa está muy rica!
  • ¡Está riquísimo!