Mi amigo estudia español a su propio ritmo.

My friend studies Spanish at his own pace.

Breakdown of Mi amigo estudia español a su propio ritmo.

• el amigo: the friend
• mi: my
• estudiar: to study
• español: Spanish

Questions & Answers about Mi amigo estudia español a su propio ritmo.

Why is it mi amigo and not mi amiga?

Amigo is masculine; amiga is feminine.

• Mi amigo = my (male) friend or a friend referred to with masculine grammar.
• Mi amiga = my (female) friend.

If the friend is a woman, you would say:

• Mi amiga estudia español a su propio ritmo.

Why is there no article, like el, in mi amigo? Why not el mi amigo?

In Spanish you normally do not use a definite article with possessives:

• ✅ mi amigo
• ❌ el mi amigo

The possessive (mi, tu, su, nuestro, etc.) already tells you whose thing/person it is, so an extra el / la / los / las is unnecessary and ungrammatical here.

Why is it estudia and not estudio or estudias?