Mi amiga expone y esculpe obras de arte.

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Breakdown of Mi amiga expone y esculpe obras de arte.

• y: and
• la amiga: the friend
• la obra de arte: the work of art

Questions & Answers about Mi amiga expone y esculpe obras de arte.

Why does the sentence use mi and not mí?

Mi without an accent is a possessive adjective meaning my.

• mi amiga = my friend

Mí with an accent is a prepositional pronoun meaning me, used after prepositions:

• para mí = for me
• sin mí = without me

So here, because the sentence means my friend, the correct form is mi.

Why is it amiga instead of amigo?

Because the friend is understood to be female.

In Spanish, nouns for people often change form depending on gender:

• amigo = male friend
• amiga = female friend

Since the sentence says Mi amiga, it means my female friend.

Why is there no word for she in the sentence?

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not necessary, because the verb ending already gives useful information.

So instead of saying:

• Ella expone y esculpe obras de arte

Spanish commonly says:

• Mi amiga expone y esculpe obras de arte

The subject is already clear: mi amiga.

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