Learn Hardcore Spanish (Latin America): Mi hermana tiene sed después de hacer ejercicio.

Breakdown of Mi hermana tiene sed después de hacer ejercicio.

Why does Spanish use tiene sed instead of something like es/está sedienta?

In Spanish, thirst is usually expressed with tener + noun:

This is a very common pattern in Spanish, where English uses to be but Spanish uses to have:

You can say sedienta for thirsty, but tener sed is much more common and natural in everyday speech.

Why is it mi hermana and not la mi hermana?

In modern Spanish, the normal way to say my sister is simply:

Spanish uses short possessive adjectives directly before the noun:

So:

Using an article before mi in this structure is not standard modern Spanish.

Why is it tiene?