Breakdown of Mi tía visita nuestra casa cada mes.
mi
my
visitar
to visit
cada
each, every
la casa
the house
el mes
the month
la tía
the aunt
nuestra
our
Questions & Answers about Mi tía visita nuestra casa cada mes.
Why is it mi tía and not la tía?
In Spanish, we use mi (my) to show possession. La tía (the aunt) would be more general, referring to an aunt without specifying whose she is. Using mi tía directly tells us that the speaker is talking about their own aunt.
Why does nuestra change form depending on the noun?
The possessive nuestro (our) agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Since casa (house) is a feminine singular noun, we say nuestra casa. If we were talking about a masculine noun, for instance nuestro libro (our book), we would use nuestro instead of nuestra.
What does cada mes mean compared to todos los meses?
Both cada mes and todos los meses mean every month in English. Cada mes sounds slightly more individualizing each monthly visit, while todos los meses feels more collective. In everyday speech, they’re used quite interchangeably to mean the same thing: a repeated action each month.
Can I say Mi tía cada mes visita nuestra casa?
Yes, you can place cada mes at the beginning or end of the sentence, but it’s more common and natural to say Mi tía visita nuestra casa cada mes. Spanish word order is somewhat flexible, yet putting the time expression at the end (or the beginning) can slightly change emphasis but not the meaning.
Why is it visita and not visitas or visito?
In Spanish, the verb form must match the subject. Ella (mi tía) visita is the third-person singular form in the present tense. Visitas corresponds to the second-person singular (tú visitas), and visito is the first-person singular (yo visito). Since we’re talking about mi tía (she), we use visita.
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