"That woman is very pretty, but is too young for him."
Translation:Esa mujer es muy bonita, pero es muy joven para él.
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So, how old exactly is the woman? Anyway, why doesn't demasiado change to demasiada when referring to a woman?
Demasiado only changes according to gender when it's used as an adjective (meaning "too much" or "too many") that modifies a noun. e.g. Tengo demasiadas faldas.
Here, though, demasiado is used as an adverb that modifies the adjective joven. And as with most adverbs, it doesn't change according to number or gender.
Because it is the same subject (that woman), just like in English, you don't need to repeat it; however, we wouldn't use a comma. That woman is very pretty but too young for him. vs That woman is very pretty, but she is too young for him.
Eso is neutral (meant for ideologies and such), whereas esa is feminine and ese is masculine. The eso and ese (as well as esto and este) demonstratives are counter-intuitive.
I believe "menor" is an adjective meaning "younger". Like, "younger sister/hermana menor". Whereas "joven" is a noun that means young. "Her sister is young/Ella hermana es joven."
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Why is the second "es" necessary? Why not simply "Esa mujer es muy bonita, pero muy joven para el?"
