Phrase · 👨👩👧 Family and describing people
Somos cuatro: mis papás, mi hermano y yo.
There are four of us: my parents, my brother and me.
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Why every word is where it is
Somos1verbwe areser · present · 1st pl.cuatro1determinerfour:mis2determinermymi · 1st pl.papásnounparentspapá · masc. · pl.,mi2determinermy1st sing.hermanonounbrothermasc. · sing.yconjunctionandyo3pronounI, me1st sing. · subject.
- Somos → cuatro: ser + number
- mis → papás: possessive + plural noun
- mi → hermano: possessive + noun
Word for word: “We are four: my parents, my brother and I.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Somos cuatro = there are four of us: ser + number, nothing in between. Ser: identity, origin, nationality and profession →
- 2mis before a plural noun, mi before a singular one. Possessive determiners: mi, tu, su, nuestro →
- 3In a list, yo goes last: mi hermano y yo. Subject pronouns and forms of address: tú, usted, ustedes →
Variations
- En mi familia somos cinco.
- Somos tres: mi mamá, mi hermana y yo.