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- "I have a sister."
"I have a sister."
Translation:Yo tengo una hermana.
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Its conjugation for present tense tiene Yo tengo Tu tienes El/ella tiene Nosotros tenemos Ellos/ellas tienen
As a rule of thumb, if it ends in an '-o', it's usually I (verb). Tienes ends with an '-s' which usuallt means that it is the (informal)you version. Tiene is the version of the verb used for HE/SHE/(formal)YOU has. And, as Alex486337 says, tenemos ends with '-os', meaning that it is we (verb) and tienen ends with '-n' meaning that it is they (verb).
In that case, is it possible to shave off "Yo" and have it be "Tengo una hermana"?
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Both mean "a" or "an" but "un" usually goes with masculine nouns and "una" with feminine: un hermano, una hermana; un amigo, una amiga; un carro, una casa, un tío, una tía.
For the most part, but there are exceptions in what's feminine and what's masculine.
Because verbs that end with 'o' are what you typically use for I statements in Spanish, which means that you use the 'tengo' version of the verb. Yo tengo una hermana.
'Tengo' = I have'. It's indicative mood present tense of 'tener' 'to have'. 'Tenga' is a conjugated form of 'tener' that is found in the imperative and subjunctive moods. You'll meet these later on in the course.
Instead putting the words can i just write instead been giving better challenge.
i got puzzled , to have has two meanings "tengo" and "tiene" ,, when i am supposed to use each of them?
Tengo means i have, tiene means he has, tienes: you have, Tenemos:we have, tienen: they/you (all) have
what is the diffrence between un and uno it means the same thing I put Yo tengo un hermana.
un is masculine, una is feminine, and uno is a number. Yo tengo un hermano (masc), yo tengo una hermana (fem)
For verb conjugations, I'd highly recommend looking up "Que hora es?" A series on YouTube, also called "Spanish for beginners" by a channel called AIB. It's just one guy in a classroom but he really cleared up the conjugations that I just couldn't understand. He uses a pretty common chart but the way he explains it is fantástico.
Sorry that i cannot provide a link, I don't have accessto YT to get it at the moment, but if you're having trouble with how to end verbs properly, look it up!
1) Yo tienes una hermana= I have a sister and 2) Yo tengo una hermana in my opinion both are correct
Yo tiene una hermana is incorrect, tiene is for "he has" and tengo is for i have
"Un" is used for males and nouns that are considered "masculine" (such as "hermano"), while "una" is used for females and nouns that are considered "feminine" (such as "hermana"). Most words ending with the letter "a" are feminine, while the majority of words ending with "o" are masculine.
That a is really important, cause it's not ok to say un hermana, if you use un put: un hermano.
I was so close I just said un Hermana instead of una hermana that should be excepted right?
While in english you use the same word, i have, you have, etc. In spanish every subject has it's own conjugation. Yo tengo, tú tienes, él/ella tiene etc.
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I'm so confused between tengo and tienes/tiene verb forms. Can anyone simplify it based on first, second and third person?
will duolingo make this sentence true? : "Tengo una hermana" instead of putting "yo" in the beginning?
I still dont get the difference of using un and una,, can someone explain please?
I still don't get the difference of using un and una, please can someone explain
un is for masculine nouns as 'suelo'(floor) and una for femenines: mesa (table).
