Phrase · 👨‍👩‍👧 Family and describing people

Tengo dos hermanos y una hermana.

I have two brothers and a sister.

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Why every word is where it is

Tengo1verbI havetener · present · 1st sing.dosdeterminertwohermanos2nounbrothershermano · masc. · pl.yconjunctionanduna2determinerauno · fem. · sing. · indefinitehermana2nounsisterhermano · fem. · sing..

Tengo → hermanos: has what?
dos → hermanos: number + plural noun
una → hermana: agree: fem. sing.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
tener for family: Tengo dos hermanos. Tener: possession, age, sensations, tener que →
2
-o for men, -a for women: hermano, hermana. The plural hermanos can also mean "siblings". Nouns: gender and number →

Variations

Tengo una hermana.
No tengo hermanos.
¿Tienes hermanos?