Questions & Answers about Mi rutina es normal.
What does mi mean, and why is it used here?
Mi means “my”. It’s a possessive adjective showing that the routine belongs to the speaker.
- mi rutina = my routine
- It agrees only in number, not gender:
- mi rutina (my routine – singular)
- mis rutinas (my routines – plural)
Unlike English, Spanish doesn’t change the possessive form for gender (his/her/its); mi works for all: my routine, my car, my house, etc.
Why is it rutina and not something like rutin? How do I know it’s feminine?
Rutina is a feminine noun in Spanish. Many (not all) nouns ending in -a are feminine.
You recognize its gender because:
- It ends in -a (a common feminine ending), and
- It uses la/una (feminine articles) if you add an article.
You must use feminine forms of articles and adjectives with it:
- la rutina normal
- una rutina diaria
- mi rutina típica
Why is there no article like la before ? Why not ?