Breakdown of Mi hermano tiene calor y abre la ventana.
mi
my
abrir
to open
la ventana
the window
el hermano
the brother
Questions & Answers about Mi hermano tiene calor y abre la ventana.
Why is it tiene calor instead of a form of to be, like está caliente?
In Spanish, the normal way to say a person feels hot is tener calor — literally, to have heat.
So:
- Mi hermano tiene calor = My brother is hot / feels hot
If you say está caliente about a person, it usually does not mean simply that they feel warm. It can sound strange, sexual, or mean something very different depending on context. For people, tener calor is the safe, natural expression in Latin America and elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world.
Why is there no article in tiene calor? Why not tiene el calor?
Because tener calor is a fixed expression in Spanish, just like:
- tener hambre = to be hungry
- tener sed = to be thirsty
- tener frío = to be cold
- tener sueño = to be sleepy
In these expressions, Spanish normally does not use an article.
So you say:
- Tiene calor
- not Tiene el calor
Using el here would sound unnatural in this meaning.
Why is mi used here? Does it change for gender?