Phrase · 👨‍👩‍👧 Family and describing people

No tengo hermanos, soy hija única.

I don't have any brothers or sisters; I'm an only child.

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Why every word is where it is

No1adverbnottengo1verbI havetener · present · 1st sing.hermanos2nounsiblingshermano · masc. · pl.,soy3verbI amser · present · 1st sing.hija3noundaughterhijo · fem. · sing.única3adjectiveonlyúnico · fem. · sing..

No → tengo: no + verb
tengo → hermanos: has what?
hija → única: agree: fem. sing.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
no + verb, and no article after it: No tengo hermanos. Questions and negation →
2
hermanos = brothers and sisters; the masculine plural covers both. Nouns: gender and number →
3
ser with no article: soy hija única; a boy says hijo único. Ser: identity, origin, nationality and profession →

Variations

Soy hijo único.
No tengo hermanos.