la puerta está abierta
/la pweɾta esta abjeɾta/from spelling rules
The phrase "door is open" in Spanish is la puerta está abierta.
This phrase describes a door that is not closed.
What does it mean word for word?
The word abierta means "open". It is the feminine form of the past participle of the verb abrir (to open).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective abierta must agree in gender with the feminine noun puerta. If you wish to make the phrase plural, you must change the article, the noun, the verb and the adjective to their plural forms, resulting in las puertas están abiertas.
Did you know?
- The word puerta shares the same ancient root as the English word 'port', as both originate from the Latin 'porta' meaning 'gate'.
- In Spanish, describing someone as abierta or abierto refers to their personality being frank or outgoing rather than just their mind being open to ideas.
- Spanish differentiates between está abierta (the door is currently open) and es abierta (the door is an 'open' type of door), though the latter is rarely used for doors.
Examples in context
- La puerta está abierta.The door is open.This is a simple statement of the condition.Tatoeba #1355640 by marcelostockle, translation #370647 by saeb
- La puerta está abierta. Voy a cerrarla.The door is open. I'll go and shut it.This example shows a person reacting to the door being open by deciding to shut it.Tatoeba #1432051 by Shishir, translation #39125 by Swift
- La puerta está abierta ahora.The door is open now.This example specifies that the door is open at the present moment.Tatoeba #343646 by tatoerique, translation #44383 by CK
- Por favor, verifique si la puerta se encuentra abierta.Please check if the door is open.
- Se encuentra la puerta abierta, pueden pasar.The door is open, you can come in.
- Chicos, entren, la puerta está abierta.Guys, come in, the door is open.
- ¡Los esperamos! La puerta está abierta de par en par.We're waiting for you! The door is wide open.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are at home.
- MaríaAlejandro, la puerta está abierta.Alejandro, the door is open.
- AlejandroLo siento, María, la cerraré ahora mismo.I'm sorry, María, I'll close it right now.
- María¿Es por el viento?Is it because of the wind?
- AlejandroNo lo sé, pero ya la cerré.I don't know, but I already closed it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries la, puerta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
