Mi sobrina dibuja en una tableta pequeña cuando viaja en tren.

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Breakdown of Mi sobrina dibuja en una tableta pequeña cuando viaja en tren.

• una: a
• mi: my
• cuando: when

Questions & Answers about Mi sobrina dibuja en una tableta pequeña cuando viaja en tren.

Why does the sentence start with mi? Does it mean my?

Yes. Mi means my.

In Spanish, mi is a possessive adjective, and it goes before the noun:

• mi sobrina = my niece
• mi hermano = my brother
• mi tableta = my tablet

Unlike English, mi does not change for masculine or feminine singular nouns:

• mi sobrina
• mi sobrino

But it does change in the plural:

• mis sobrinas
• mis sobrinos

Why is it sobrina?

Sobrina means niece. It is a feminine noun.

Compare:

• sobrina = niece
• sobrino = nephew

Because it is feminine singular, any adjective describing it would also need to be feminine singular. In this sentence there is no adjective describing sobrina, but the noun itself is feminine.

What form is dibuja?