Mi hermana prefiere una tostada con plátano y café hecho en la cafetera.

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Breakdown of Mi hermana prefiere una tostada con plátano y café hecho en la cafetera.

• en: in
• mi: my
• con: with

Questions & Answers about Mi hermana prefiere una tostada con plátano y café hecho en la cafetera.

Why isn’t there a subject pronoun like ella in this sentence?

Because mi hermana is already the subject.

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when the subject is clear. Here, mi hermana tells you who is doing the action, so adding ella would usually be unnecessary.

• Mi hermana prefiere... = normal
• Ella prefiere... = possible, but usually adds emphasis or contrast

So the sentence is completely natural as it is.

Why is the verb prefiere?

Prefiere is the third-person singular present form of preferir.

It matches mi hermana, which is she:

• yo prefiero
• tú prefieres
• él / ella prefiere
• nosotros preferimos
• vosotros preferís
• ellos prefieren

This verb is a stem-changing verb, so the e in preferir changes to ie in most present-tense forms:

• preferir → prefiere

That is why it is not prefera or preferí.

Why is it mi and not mí?