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Phrase · 😊 How you feel: states and sensations

—¿Tienes hambre? —No, pero tengo sed.

—Are you hungry? —No, but I'm thirsty.

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Why every word is where it is

—¿Tienes1verbdo you havetener · present · 2nd sing.hambre1nounhungerfem. · sing.?—Noadverbno,peroconjunctionbuttengo1verbI havetener · present · 1st sing.sed2nounthirstfem. · sing..
  • Tienes → hambre: tener + hambre
  • tengo → sed: tener + sed

Word for word: “—Do you have hunger? —No, but I have thirst.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Sensations are tener + noun, with no article: tú tienes, yo tengo. Tener: possession, age, sensations, tener que →
  2. 2
    sed = thirst. Spanish sede means headquarters.

Variations

  • —¿Tiene hambre? —Sí, un poco.
  • —¿Tienen sed? —Sí, mucha.