Tenemos una grieta pequeña en la pared del baño.

We have a small crack in the bathroom wall.

Breakdown of Tenemos una grieta pequeña en la pared del baño.

• tener: to have
• pequeño: small
• una: a
• en: in

Questions & Answers about Tenemos una grieta pequeña en la pared del baño.

Why does the sentence start with Tenemos? Is the subject nosotros missing?

Yes. Spanish often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

• Tenemos = we have
• The ending -emos tells you the subject is nosotros/nosotras

So Nosotros tenemos una grieta pequeña... is grammatically correct, but usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

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Why use tenemos instead of hay?

Because tenemos means we have, while hay means there is/there are.

• Tenemos una grieta pequeña en la pared del baño = We have a small crack in the bathroom wall
• Hay una grieta pequeña en la pared del baño = There is a small crack in the bathroom wall

Both can be natural, but they are slightly different in focus:

• tenemos focuses on our situation/problem
• hay focuses on the existence of the crack

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