Phrase · 👨👩👧 Family and describing people
—¿Tienes hijos? —Sí, tengo una hija.
—Do you have children? —Yes, I have a daughter.
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Why every word is where it is
—¿Tienes1verbdo you havetener · present · 2nd sing.hijos2nounchildrenhijo · masc. · pl.?—Sí3interjectionyes,tengo1verbI havetener · present · 1st sing.unadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefinitehija2noundaughterhijo · fem. · sing..
- Tienes → hijos: has what?
- tengo → hija: has what?
- una → hija: agree: fem. sing.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tener: tú tienes (e → ie), yo tengo (-go). Tener: possession, age, sensations, tener que →
- 2hijos = children, sons and daughters together; one girl is hija. No article in the question. Nouns: gender and number →
- 3sí (yes) has an accent; si without one means "if". Sounds, spelling and written accents →
Variations
- —¿Tiene hijos? —No, no tengo hijos.
- —¿Tienes hijos? —Sí, dos: un niño y una niña.