Word
La casa de mi abuela tiene un techo amarillo que se ve desde la parada del autobús.
Meaning
My grandmother’s house has a yellow roof that can be seen from the bus stop.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of La casa de mi abuela tiene un techo amarillo que se ve desde la parada del autobús.
mi
my
de
of
tener
to have
que
that
Questions & Answers about La casa de mi abuela tiene un techo amarillo que se ve desde la parada del autobús.
Why do we say la casa de mi abuela instead of something like mi abuela casa?
Why is tiene used here instead of a form of ser or estar?
Why does amarillo come after techo and not before, as in “yellow roof”?
Adjectives in Spanish normally follow the noun: techo amarillo = roof yellow. Placing certain adjectives before the noun can add emphasis or change meaning, but the standard order is noun + adjective.
Could I say tejado or azotea instead of techo?
All three can mean “roof,” but with subtle differences.
• techo is the general word for any ceiling or roof.
• tejado often refers to a sloping, tiled roof.
• azotea means a flat rooftop or rooftop terrace.
In your sentence techo is the safest, most general choice.