Breakdown of Tengo una mascota nueva: adoptamos un perro muy tierno hace tres días.
yo
I
muy
very
nosotros
we
el día
the day
el perro
the dog
nuevo
new
tener
to have
hacer
to do, to make
un
a
una
a
la mascota
the pet
adoptar
to adopt
tierno
sweet
tres
three
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Questions & Answers about Tengo una mascota nueva: adoptamos un perro muy tierno hace tres días.
Why do we say Tengo una mascota nueva instead of something like Tengo un mascota nuevo?
In Spanish, mascota is a feminine noun, so it needs the feminine article una and the feminine adjective ending in -a: nueva. Because mascota is feminine (even if the actual animal is male), we stick to una mascota nueva.
Is adoptamos present or past tense? How do I know?
For nosotros, both present and preterite forms look the same: adoptamos. You figure out the tense from context. Here, hace tres días indicates it happened in the past (we adopted three days ago), so adoptamos is the preterite form in this sentence.
Why does the adjective nueva go after mascota?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives generally come after nouns. Saying una mascota nueva is the standard word order: noun (mascota) + adjective (nueva). Placing the adjective first can sometimes change the emphasis or the meaning, often making it sound more poetic or stylistic.
What does muy tierno mean, and how can it be used?
Muy tierno literally means very tender or very sweet/cute in this context. Tierno can refer to something that is gentle, adorable, or endearing. You can use muy tierno to describe anything that feels emotionally touching or heartwarming, especially animals or people who evoke sympathy or affection.
Why do we say hace tres días to mean “three days ago”?
In Spanish, hace with a time expression indicates how long ago something happened. So hace tres días translates directly to it makes three days, but in natural English, it means three days ago.
What is the function of the colon (:) after Tengo una mascota nueva?
A colon often introduces an explanation or gives more details about the previous statement. Here, Tengo una mascota nueva is the main idea, and the colon indicates you’re about to specify what kind of new pet you have (un perro muy tierno).
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